Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.8° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
4 AM
7 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
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.5
SW
4
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
16
17
17
13
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
13
14
6
6
6
6
9
8
8
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:52AM3.19m
11:21PM3.25m
11:47AM3.13m
00:19AM3.19m
12:49PM3.10m
1:25AM3.17m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.76m
5:53AM0.85m
6:16PM0.83m
6:52AM0.88m
7:21PM0.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:51
9:50
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
16
20
20
20
20
18
17
15
17
18
20
19
20
19
17
16
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
19
18
19
20
18
17
15
18
18
19
17
21
19
16
16
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
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