Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
4 AM
7 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.6
E
6
0.1
S
17
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.1
S
17
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
6
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
15
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
9
13
9
7
6
6
24
6
34
33
6
15
48
46
67
102
106
92
97
18
159
177
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM3.15m
2:34AM3.22m
3:07PM3.28m
3:40AM3.35m
4:11PM3.48m
4:41AM3.51m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.86m
8:32PM0.80m
9:08AM0.77m
9:42PM0.67m
10:14AM0.60m
10:47PM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:46
9:46
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
22
21
21
20
18
18
19
22
22
24
23
21
19
18
18
20
22
24
23
20
18
15
Feels °C
19
22
21
20
21
21
17
17
17
20
21
24
23
20
18
15
13
14
18
21
20
15
13
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