Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.7° C

1.9°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
376
348
276
238
212
218
261
255
221
149
118
78
49
68
58
56
34
34
34
34
215
180
159
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:37PM3.15m
4:57AM3.15m
5:20PM3.26m
5:39AM3.24m
6:01PM3.36m
6:19AM3.32m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.86m
11:22AM0.78m
11:47PM0.76m
12:03PM0.67m
00:27AM0.68m
12:42PM0.58m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:54
9:53
9:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.1
SW
7
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
7
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
43
43
44
276
238
42
42
41
41
56
56
118
53
25
23
20
35
34
34
34
34
34
16
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
W
12
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7
6
44
43
3
3
40
40
55
38
25
35
35
18
9
8
9
34
3
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
40
15
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.3
SW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
382
376
348
212
218
261
255
221
149
101
78
49
68
58
56
32
48
99
197
215
180
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
283
263
280
0
0
0
455
455
455
455
0
0
0
138
138
138
138
146
146
138
254
147
151
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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