Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.1
S
17
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.1
S
24
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
ENE
6
0.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
11
10
6
25
34
33
24
16
16
48
59
67
122
151
116
170
18
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:25AM3.17m
1:58PM3.15m
2:34AM3.22m
3:07PM3.28m
3:40AM3.35m
4:11PM3.48m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.86m
8:32PM0.80m
9:08AM0.77m
9:42PM0.67m
10:14AM0.60m
10:47PM0.49m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:46
9:46
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
19
21
22
21
21
20
18
18
19
22
23
24
24
22
19
18
17
19
22
24
22
20
Feels °C
17
17
19
21
21
20
21
20
17
16
17
20
21
23
24
21
17
14
11
13
17
21
17
14
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