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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 11 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
12.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:22PM2.78m | 1:58AM2.97m | 2:27PM2.95m | 2:56AM3.19m | 3:22PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM1.16m | 7:52PM1.07m | 8:30AM1.00m | 8:52PM0.88m | 9:26AM0.77m | 9:46PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 11 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | E 4 | — | S 20 | — | E 3 | E 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 37 | 37 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | E 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 349 | 425 | 415 | 523 | 371 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 577 | 260 | 266 | 146 | 557 | 562 | 577 | 577 | 897 | 1138 | 1396 | 980 | 925 | 347 |
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