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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 30 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
94 | 85 | 137 | 125 | 367 | 450 | 435 | 363 | 515 | 309 | 268 | 268 | 429 | 377 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off | |
High Tide | 5:21AM3.38m | 5:41PM3.46m | 5:59AM3.42m | 6:19PM3.51m | 6:35AM3.43m | 6:55PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.58m | 00:06AM0.58m | 12:21PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.55m | 12:57PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | 9:42 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 |
 kJ | 86 | 85 | 137 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 363 | 309 | 268 | 125 | 82 | 81 | 119 | 117 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 123 | 123 | 146 | 150 | 126 | 131 | 131 | — | — | — | 80 | 81 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 85 | 13 | 24 | 367 | 450 | 435 | 363 | 515 | — | — | 268 | 429 | 377 | 32 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 41 | 48 | 106 | 114 | 87 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 136 | 135 | 151 | 254 | 254 | 230 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 136 | 151 | 146 | 135 | 0 | 146 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 151 |
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