Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
42
38
123
159
140
65
46
38
38
31
22
24
22
33
33
33
20
19
18
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:25AM2.71m
3:57PM2.87m
4:21AM2.91m
4:46PM3.09m
5:04AM3.14m
5:26PM3.33m
Low Tide
9:51AM1.17m
10:23PM1.09m
10:43AM0.94m
11:09PM0.87m
11:25AM0.69m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:35
8:32
 mm
3
6
3
Temp °C
13
13
15
18
17
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
16
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
9
9
10
14
12
14
13
12
14
14
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
18
17
18
15
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