Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.2° 

Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
57
43
54
70
72
89
125
125
34
31
29
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
139
110
110
77
55
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:03PM3.09m
00:40AM2.94m
1:20PM3.17m
1:50AM3.09m
2:21PM3.31m
2:45AM3.28m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.94m
7:16AM0.84m
7:58PM0.82m
8:21AM0.70m
8:53PM0.65m
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7:28
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7:30
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7:31
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7:33
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5:00
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4:59
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4:57
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4:55
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1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
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