Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
10
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.9
SW
4
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
241
181
122
78
49
20
30
41
50
48
37
36
35
45
9
0
3
2
0
288
335
194
300
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM3.09m
3:59PM3.35m
4:26AM3.35m
4:54PM3.64m
5:15AM3.62m
5:40PM3.87m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.71m
10:36PM0.59m
10:57AM0.42m
11:26PM0.34m
11:44AM0.16m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
12
11
14
16
17
15
13
12
12
11
13
14
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
18
15
Feels °C
11
9
7
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
10
9
12
15
12
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