Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.1
S
12
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
64
38
37
17
16
10
10
13
3
32
28
25
17
11
24
37
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53PM3.32m
9:27AM3.36m
9:58PM3.07m
10:40AM3.16m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.67m
4:12PM0.82m
4:40AM0.85m
5:30PM0.96m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
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7:26
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Temp °C
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
7
6
3
5
6
7
5
4
4
6
8
6
7
7
6
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