Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (30 Nov)10ft (3.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.1
SW
2.1
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1010156789999101010101010981089988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82848335967153317162094235128983531175817991102549513645538425571396397346256
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
40
SW
15
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
60
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
3.15
1:15AM
3.11
1:47PM
3.35
2:15AM
3.35
2:43PM
3.56
3:09AM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
0.91
7:20PM
0.85
7:44AM
0.74
8:19PM
0.64
8:43AM
0.52
9:13PM
0.42
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise8:14-------8:15-------8:17-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:24-------4:23-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---2221633---------1----
Temp. °C79101011131311131379888888977888
Feels °C (?)3421156843-62121111001222
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