Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
26
26
28
28
28
29
29
59
57
54
51
24
49
49
48
47
44
42
42
42
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:41AM3.52m
10:04PM3.38m
10:23AM3.27m
10:47PM3.10m
11:10AM3.01m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.48m
4:06PM0.53m
4:25AM0.72m
4:47PM0.81m
5:07AM0.97m
5:35PM1.08m
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
17
20
21
19
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
18
15
15
14
13
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
17
17
15
14
17
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
14
13
11
11
10
9
12
15
15
11
10
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