Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.9
SW
6
1.9
SW
7
1.8
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
266
312
282
226
157
116
80
33
56
41
32
17
17
15
3
7
7
6
14
14
6
14
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM3.95m
6:59PM4.06m
7:15AM3.98m
7:36PM4.00m
7:52AM3.92m
8:11PM3.84m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.04m
1:05PM-0.07m
1:26AM0.03m
1:42PM-0.03m
2:00AM0.11m
2:17PM0.11m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
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