Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (22 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
0.1
S
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1366666612126669101210109998889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18260162110817862151537211904956363964432303030423127
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
3.59
6:21PM
3.46
6:40AM
3.52
6:55PM
3.37
7:16AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.45
12:27PM
0.51
12:41AM
0.50
1:03PM
0.60
1:17AM
0.59
1:41PM
0.72
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise----8:02-------8:03-------8:04---
Sunset------4:32-------4:31-------4:30-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
221----111---------12---
Temp. °C101198891010111198899889987887
Feels °C (?)24445565663000-1-2-10001122
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