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Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
9.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
WSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
4
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1110101013107888810101011111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18716013318417106488328368662121267625232473233521161933198014871689860729515384
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
50
S
60
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
3.21
10:29PM
3.04
11:00AM
3.00
11:26PM
2.87
11:59AM
2.84
12:31AM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.92
4:55AM
0.94
5:26PM
1.08
5:52AM
1.11
6:26PM
1.19
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise8:36-------8:34-------8:34-------
Sunset--4:42-------4:44-------4:45-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----121--31----11-----1
Temp. °C67999910101111121110101010910101091097
Feels °C (?)134310125210-102444444541
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