Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 05 Sep 2025 IST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
S
1.5
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)777776456677788101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)868466716970531402482863414385821041151414681274109820621426497939353407
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
3.25
5:01AM
3.32
5:23PM
3.57
5:40AM
3.61
6:01PM
3.85
6:18AM
3.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.79
11:07PM
0.67
11:25AM
0.48
11:48PM
0.39
12:04PM
0.21
12:27AM
0.15
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---8:10-------8:07-------8:06----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1----2111------11
Temp. °C151616161616161616171717171618161516161513131313
Feels °C (?)131313141312111110111111129131199999989
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Cork

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Ballycotton (light winds from the S at Roches Point 16 km from Ballycotton). 0.7m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 7s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km/h
S
0.0
16.5
Air / Water (°C)
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