Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.7° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.8
SW
8
1
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
15
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
11
10
22
65
76
91
107
109
88
98
67
75
117
214
105
105
128
121
4
107
87
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
10
S
5
SW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM3.62m
8:42PM3.69m
8:57AM3.58m
9:19PM3.62m
9:36AM3.51m
10:00PM3.51m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.39m
2:47PM0.30m
3:08AM0.43m
3:23PM0.37m
3:45AM0.51m
4:02PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:16
 mm
1
1
2
6
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
15
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
15
14
16
18
18
19
18
19
20
19
19
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
14
13
10
9
11
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
10
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