Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 IST
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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
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (19 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
10
0.9
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
644
662
759
1097
1367
1339
2367
1302
1112
467
394
345
125
181
206
189
198
210
188
333
370
399
157
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:39AM3.91m
8:04PM4.00m
8:27AM3.74m
8:55PM3.83m
9:19AM3.53m
9:50PM3.61m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.09m
2:38AM0.17m
2:58PM0.23m
3:32AM0.37m
3:53PM0.41m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:31
5:31
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:23
9:24
9:25
9:28
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
14
13
12
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
9
10
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
2.5
SW
10
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
17
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.9
SW
8
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.9
SW
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
12
12
1210
160
164
28
111
61
115
29
14
24
24
23
56
21
370
21
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
11
26
25
30
25
25
3
3
3
22
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
4
6
25
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
9
3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
10
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
443
644
662
759
1097
1367
1339
2367
1302
1112
467
394
345
125
181
206
189
198
210
188
333
399
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
Distance (km)
274
280
283
274
283
272
274
272
385
283
166
272
138
138
136
253
151
136
136
151
135
136
136
136
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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