Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
12.3° 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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.8
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
120
79
50
76
59
44
43
41
32
20
20
20
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20AM3.10m
00:00AM3.21m
12:31PM2.98m
1:12AM3.12m
1:42PM2.97m
2:17AM3.12m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.76m
6:42AM0.90m
7:07PM0.85m
7:50AM0.93m
8:14PM0.87m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:26
5:26
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:30
9:31
9:32
Temp °C
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
17
18
19
19
19
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
117
37
79
50
76
59
44
43
41
32
20
20
20
14
6
8
14
14
7
7
7
10
7
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
11
6
38
40
41
41
41
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
7
6
17
17
8
8
8
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
24
37
3
3
1
2
2
7
7
8
8
17
17
4
4
17
16
16
16
15
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
120
4
5
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
151
215
215
151
0
0
135
74
146
146
146
105
34
34
47
47
135
136
136
47
47
47
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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