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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 | S 11 | W 9 | 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 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:42AM3.25m | 9:04PM3.27m | 9:21AM3.08m | 9:46PM3.08m | 10:05AM2.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.70m | 3:02PM0.73m | 3:28AM0.87m | 3:44PM0.89m | 4:14AM1.04m | 4:34PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 18 | S 11 | W 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 10 | — | — | S 19 | — | W 9 | W 9 | S 11 | W 8 | S 11 | S 17 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 14 | SW 4 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 146 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 389 | 146 | 146 | 135 | 135 | 148 | 166 | 283 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 139 |
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