Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.4° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.5
NE
5
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
13
14
8
7
30
37
30
7
7
7
6
25
30
30
24
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:15PM3.84m
9:33AM3.62m
10:01PM3.63m
10:19AM3.42m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.11m
3:46AM0.34m
4:03PM0.30m
4:30AM0.54m
4:49PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:39
9:38
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
18
16
15
13
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
18
20
19
17
Feels °C
21
21
17
16
13
11
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
12
13
17
19
18
16
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