Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
12
154
139
112
91
62
55
42
31
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:50AM3.09m
2:21PM3.31m
2:45AM3.28m
3:10PM3.46m
3:31AM3.47m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.82m
8:21AM0.70m
8:53PM0.65m
9:14AM0.54m
9:40PM0.50m
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Temp °C
12
11
10
10
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10
10
10
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10
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
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8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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