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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 | |
129 | 144 | 199 | 406 | 363 | 350 | 268 | 344 | 429 | 377 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 374 | 143 | 176 | 486 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.46m | 5:59AM3.42m | 6:19PM3.51m | 6:35AM3.43m | 6:55PM3.52m | 7:12AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.58m | 12:21PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.55m | 12:57PM0.52m | 1:19AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 129 | 144 | 199 | 125 | 126 | 350 | 131 | 125 | 82 | 81 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 54 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 40 | 23 | 35 | 104 | 143 | 176 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 125 | 125 | 125 | 150 | 152 | 131 | 156 | — | — | — | 80 | 81 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 79 | 80 | 406 | 363 | — | 268 | 344 | 429 | 377 | 31 | 24 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 90 | 104 | 82 | 80 | 105 | 374 | — | — | 486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 254 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 166 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 146 | 136 | 151 | 259 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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