Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 12 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
W
10
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
40
286
250
19
20
20
20
37
6
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
7
5
6
4
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM3.40m
7:55PM3.50m
8:09AM3.40m
8:32PM3.48m
8:45AM3.37m
9:09PM3.45m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.49m
2:20AM0.59m
2:35PM0.49m
2:58AM0.62m
3:12PM0.53m
3:36AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:52
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
18
20
19
17
15
15
14
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
22
21
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
16
18
17
15
13
14
13
11
13
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
54
40
38
18
16
15
8
7
37
6
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
5
5
5
7
2
6
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
25
19
20
20
20
6
6
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
2
2
6
6
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.7
SW
3
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.8
SW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
3
1
286
250
11
34
45
34
25
13
10
6
18
54
43
25
12
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
59
47
0
0
34
34
34
146
151
254
166
166
166
254
166
254
138
166
166
166
138
138
138
138
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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