Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
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)
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
82
75
72
42
42
42
73
72
72
70
76
74
77
67
68
68
68
40
40
69
152
221
163
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:45AM2.64m
1:27PM2.65m
2:09AM2.59m
2:52PM2.69m
3:25AM2.71m
3:57PM2.87m
Low Tide
7:12AM1.33m
8:02PM1.36m
8:39AM1.33m
9:23PM1.28m
9:51AM1.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
9
8
7
9
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
14
13
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