Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.5
E
6
0.1
S
17
0.7
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
10
15
10
6
6
16
6
23
43
50
36
36
27
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:49PM3.10m
1:25AM3.17m
1:58PM3.15m
2:34AM3.22m
3:07PM3.28m
3:40AM3.35m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.85m
7:59AM0.86m
8:32PM0.80m
9:08AM0.77m
9:42PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:49
9:47
9:46
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
21
20
18
18
17
17
19
22
23
23
22
21
18
18
19
22
22
23
22
20
19
17
Feels °C
17
19
22
21
19
19
17
17
19
23
23
23
23
21
17
17
18
21
21
23
22
19
19
14
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