Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
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)
1.5
WSW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
SW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
1
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
82
92
102
69
42
12
18
10
4
4
4
132
97
5
4
4
5
80
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:47PM3.62m
9:04AM3.56m
9:23PM3.35m
9:42AM3.29m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.31m
3:06AM0.47m
3:26PM0.57m
3:40AM0.72m
4:04PM0.84m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:43
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
14
12
14
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
13
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
10
10
10
8
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