Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 IST
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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
10.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
1.2
SSE
1
ESE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)910111010101099888888888888556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29733722333323551370100410814783363063061531299969697565556224565047
Wind
(km/h)
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.33
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:41-------6:39--
Sunset-8:21-------8:22-------8:24------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
131-----11------------1-
Temp. °C8888878101087665799988991011
Feels °C (?)-4-4-2-200142232324545433258
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