Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)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 Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
12
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
12
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
8
5
5
5
3
7
6
3
5
3
7
7
7
6
6
7
6
6
24
31
25
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM3.95m
8:05PM4.04m
8:21AM3.89m
8:45PM3.89m
9:01AM3.74m
9:24PM3.66m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.03m
2:09PM-0.07m
2:33AM0.11m
2:49PM0.06m
3:10AM0.27m
3:27PM0.27m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
16
18
19
19
17
15
14
13
15
18
19
19
19
16
14
14
16
18
20
24
20
Feels °C
13
13
12
14
17
16
16
13
12
12
11
13
14
16
17
19
14
12
12
14
16
16
20
17
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