Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (09 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
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)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
E
4
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
14
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
10
3
7
6
6
6
18
11
36
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
S
5
SSW
0
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM3.19m
12:49PM3.10m
1:25AM3.17m
1:58PM3.15m
2:34AM3.22m
3:07PM3.28m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.88m
7:21PM0.85m
7:59AM0.86m
8:32PM0.80m
9:08AM0.77m
9:42PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:49
9:47
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
17
20
22
23
23
22
20
19
18
19
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
16
15
14
18
20
21
20
20
20
18
17
20
22
23
23
23
20
19
17
18
20
21
22
21
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