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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | |
7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 83 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:42AM3.25m | 9:04PM3.27m | 9:21AM3.08m | 9:46PM3.08m | 10:05AM2.91m | 10:36PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.73m | 3:28AM0.87m | 3:44PM0.89m | 4:14AM1.04m | 4:34PM1.04m | 5:10AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | W 9 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | — | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | — | — | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | — | W 13 | — | — | — | W 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 37 | 83 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 170 | 146 | 368 | 148 | 147 | 146 | 135 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 148 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 246 |
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