Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 6 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.6° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
0.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
122
79
115
0
0
5
202
113
77
54
39
30
20
20
20
50
51
51
6
6
6
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
W
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:56AM3.37m
7:18PM3.48m
7:33AM3.40m
7:55PM3.50m
8:09AM3.40m
8:32PM3.48m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.52m
1:43AM0.59m
1:58PM0.49m
2:20AM0.59m
2:35PM0.49m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:53
9:52
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
13
13
15
18
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
9
10
10
7
9
11
11
13
8
9
12
16
15
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
16
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.7
SW
6
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
173
122
79
14
5
3
113
77
54
39
12
20
20
11
50
51
6
6
6
6
11
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
14
14
3
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
20
6
6
6
3
3
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
14
4
2
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.8
SW
10
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.6
SW
6
0.3
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
10
0.6
SW
3
1
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SW
5
Energy kJ
5
3
1
115
89
177
205
202
1
4
3
30
16
14
51
7
32
54
35
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
47
0
151
263
455
455
445
0
47
47
47
139
139
139
135
21
146
54
147
166
166
166
166
166
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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