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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 547 | 422 | 163 | 156 | 125 | 106 | 429 | 332 | 276 | 284 | 76 | 81 | 152 | 138 | 547 | 883 | 1687 | 2053 | 1954 | 1259 | 1411 | 1338 | 1868 | 2034 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:01PM 2.99 | 2:27AM 3.00 | 2:50PM 3.06 | 3:14AM 3.13 | 3:35PM 3.16 | 3:57AM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00AM 1.02 | 8:29PM 0.98 | 8:52AM 0.95 | 9:16PM 0.89 | 9:39AM 0.85 | 9:58PM 0.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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