Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 14 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)988888888101010111110101099999814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6275190120105113100121142145691332812752121639866644140262418
Wind
(km/h)
55
ENE
50
ENE
25
ENE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
2.91
1:58PM
3.09
2:22AM
3.05
2:47PM
3.21
3:07AM
3.21
3:27PM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
1.01
7:55AM
0.92
8:29PM
0.89
8:48AM
0.81
9:14PM
0.76
9:32AM
0.69
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Sunrise----7:50-------7:52-------7:52---
Sunset------4:42-------4:39-------4:38-
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
641---------------------
Temp. °C101112121314131211111111111010976666787
Feels °C (?)-11811111197566775542-1111465
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