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Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.4
S
3
SE
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
7.5
SSW
7.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)88888810111311111111111111111010109997
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)701601546253114716993959131961713154803080267024272073204319052193305430002493167211901007524
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
NNE
35
ESE
50
SSE
50
SSE
70
SE
60
SSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
ESE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
3.20
11:20AM
3.16
11:55PM
3.08
12:35PM
3.05
1:14AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.80
5:17AM
0.82
5:55PM
0.93
6:34AM
0.93
7:15PM
0.96
7:58AM
0.90
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------8:18-------8:18-------8:15-
Sunset5:07-------5:09-------5:12-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---24------1211-11--1111
Temp. °C109810118787787778998888889
Feels °C (?)87431-3-8-5-4-4-1-2-10000-2001123
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