Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
25
25
25
20
5
5
7
4
4
16
21
21
21
21
16
16
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:37PM3.13m
12:02PM3.01m
00:33AM2.92m
1:04PM2.86m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.79m
6:04AM0.95m
6:30PM1.01m
7:00AM1.11m
7:33PM1.16m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:37
9:35
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
17
16
14
12
14
17
20
20
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
18
15
12
10
11
15
20
19
19
18
16
14
16
18
19
17
18
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