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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3179 | 2453 | 1686 | 1517 | 1465 | 1019 | 1842 | 3221 | 3900 | 4271 | 4258 | 3264 | 2759 | 2535 | 2211 | 1859 | 1648 | 1037 | 999 | 980 | 704 | 487 | 870 | 1194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:59AM 3.52 | 9:21PM 3.23 | 9:55AM 3.30 | 10:20PM 3.04 | 10:57AM 3.11 | 11:24PM 2.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 0.68 | 3:55AM 0.66 | 4:33PM 0.87 | 4:54AM 0.84 | 5:33PM 1.00 | 5:57AM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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