Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 27). 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 (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
4
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
S
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.4
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.4
SW
2
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
5
S
5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.3
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88911118146771267889101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129104141268134154791591751783931254698217402333422553793307218615141170315612
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
30
S
30
S
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
55
S
25
SW
30
NW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
3.11
3:01PM
3.11
3:33AM
3.37
3:58PM
3.36
4:24AM
3.63
4:44PM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
0.94
9:11AM
0.83
9:36PM
0.68
10:09AM
0.57
10:29PM
0.40
10:56AM
0.35
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:16---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:09-------6:12
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1---11--125531----
Temp. °C655468898991010101010109667999
Feels °C (?)000021142322210-1-14-133445
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