Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.1° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
5
12
11
20
19
24
34
41
55
65
67
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:04PM3.37m
4:33AM3.39m
5:03PM3.64m
5:27AM3.62m
5:55PM3.88m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.71m
10:43PM0.58m
11:07AM0.44m
11:39PM0.34m
11:59AM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:04
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
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