Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the ENE by Mon morning).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.1
S
17
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SE
10
1.2
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
16
35
34
6
39
29
32
55
64
82
69
114
206
13
30
74
74
74
37
98
113
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM3.22m
3:07PM3.28m
3:40AM3.35m
4:11PM3.48m
4:41AM3.51m
5:10PM3.70m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.77m
9:42PM0.67m
10:14AM0.60m
10:47PM0.49m
11:14AM0.40m
11:46PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:46
9:46
9:45
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
19
21
22
23
23
21
20
18
18
20
22
24
23
21
18
16
17
19
20
22
21
19
Feels °C
19
17
17
19
21
23
24
21
19
15
13
15
18
21
18
15
12
9
9
12
14
17
17
16
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