Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
18
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
5
1
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
16
1.3
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
141
74
74
74
37
21
22
31
95
106
108
92
59
33
56
50
97
58
50
50
50
50
25
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:41AM3.51m
5:10PM3.70m
5:36AM3.67m
6:04PM3.89m
6:27AM3.80m
6:54PM4.01m
Low Tide
11:14AM0.40m
11:46PM0.30m
12:08PM0.20m
00:39AM0.16m
12:59PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:46
9:45
9:45
9:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
19
20
22
20
18
16
15
17
19
20
22
22
20
19
17
17
18
20
21
22
22
Feels °C
14
11
11
14
14
18
16
14
11
11
12
14
16
20
21
19
15
13
13
14
17
19
22
21
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