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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
30 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 74 | 75 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:45PM3.04m | 3:13AM3.17m | 3:37PM3.15m | 4:00AM3.24m | 4:22PM3.27m | 4:42AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.83m | 9:44AM0.81m | 10:05PM0.76m | 10:29AM0.72m | 10:49PM0.69m | 11:09AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SE 3 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 13 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 19 | SE 5 | SW 13 | S 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 5 | S 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 66 | 47 | 33 | — | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 51 | 55 | 47 | 30 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 135 | 47 | 74 | 135 | 74 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 74 | 74 | 135 | 135 | 228 | 253 | 255 | 455 | 255 | 254 | 166 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
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