Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 6 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
17
20
15
15
19
4
4
4
4
4
6
16
17
17
17
3
3
7
7
3
7
3
13
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM3.26m
10:32PM3.33m
10:52AM3.19m
11:21PM3.25m
11:47AM3.13m
00:19AM3.19m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.68m
5:02AM0.79m
5:21PM0.76m
5:53AM0.85m
6:16PM0.83m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:51
9:51
9:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
18
20
21
20
19
17
15
15
18
21
22
22
21
20
18
17
19
20
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
17
21
20
20
22
21
19
18
20
20
19
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
4
17
20
15
15
15
4
3
2
1
6
16
17
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
19
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
17
17
3
2
2
1
3
2
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
2
2
8
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
7
7
3
7
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
7
4
4
6
13
14
11
2
2
3
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
166
147
148
148
148
151
166
148
148
136
139
166
166
166
136
135
127
135
136
166
166
151
148
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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