Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
11
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
80
77
100
184
255
289
371
329
303
276
240
191
194
221
248
178
144
99
81
47
35
46
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:49PM3.05m
4:12AM3.06m
4:37PM3.15m
4:57AM3.15m
5:20PM3.26m
5:39AM3.24m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.94m
10:39AM0.88m
11:04PM0.86m
11:22AM0.78m
11:47PM0.76m
12:03PM0.67m
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part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:15
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:54
9:54
9:53
 mm
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
15
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
13
11
13
13
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
21
43
43
44
44
240
42
42
41
41
47
51
69
51
20
22
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
W
12
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
SW
7
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
7
7
43
42
3
54
40
40
25
25
47
22
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
2
51
53
49
36
35
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SW
6
Energy kJ
101
112
80
77
100
184
255
289
371
329
303
276
191
194
221
248
178
144
99
81
34
34
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
150
151
151
148
148
148
151
151
280
280
254
254
0
0
781
455
455
455
0
0
0
0
138
138
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
8
7
5
7
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