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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 ISTForecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 101 | 574 | 287 | 672 | 272 | 327 | 281 | 255 | 385 | 402 | 531 | 836 | 1002 | 1108 | 1090 | 1001 | 1401 | 1573 | 3213 | 3251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:55PM3.52m | 7:12AM3.41m | 7:33PM3.49m | 7:48AM3.36m | 8:10PM3.42m | 8:26AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.57m | 1:34PM0.53m | 1:57AM0.62m | 2:11PM0.58m | 2:35AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 30 | 182 | 287 | 266 | 272 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | 1220 | 1246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | — | 5 | 9 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | NW 2 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 122 | 110 | 92 | 103 | 101 | 574 | 1 | 672 | 2 | 327 | 281 | 255 | 385 | 402 | 531 | 836 | 1002 | 1108 | 1090 | 1001 | 1401 | 1573 | 3213 | 3251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 151 | 254 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 219 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 246 | 268 | 274 | 370 | 396 | 396 | 283 | 463 | 463 | 182 | 182 | 182 |
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