Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 IST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (17 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (17 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
15
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
1.8
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
3
4
43
30
29
4
8
7
245
237
212
326
465
530
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM3.94m
6:06AM3.98m
6:28PM4.06m
6:52AM3.99m
7:15PM4.08m
7:39AM3.91m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.04m
12:33PM0.03m
00:59AM-0.01m
1:20PM0.02m
1:47AM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
7
6
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
12
0.8
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
17
17
17
7
4
7
3
3
3
2
3
3
43
30
29
2
4
4
7
7
7
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
7
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
8
7
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
3
3
6
5
5
6
4
9
4
4
4
3
7
15
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SW
8
Energy kJ
12
23
21
20
17
8
16
32
59
74
72
61
22
22
106
245
237
212
326
465
530
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
385
553
455
385
347
269
385
283
368
385
138
138
21
47
136
136
146
136
151
151
274
274
283
396
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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