Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.0° 

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) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW 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 3PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
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
0.5
SW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
29
29
59
57
54
51
24
49
49
48
47
44
42
42
42
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:41AM3.52m
10:04PM3.38m
10:23AM3.27m
10:47PM3.10m
11:10AM3.01m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.53m
4:25AM0.72m
4:47PM0.81m
5:07AM0.97m
5:35PM1.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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
Temp °C
17
19
19
18
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
19
15
15
13
14
16
18
20
17
15
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
14
12
11
13
11
12
13
14
11
10
9
10
11
13
14
11
9
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