Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
12
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
3
11
8
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
3
5
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:52PM3.15m
3:29AM3.17m
4:04PM3.37m
4:33AM3.39m
5:03PM3.64m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.91m
9:35PM0.81m
10:07AM0.71m
10:43PM0.58m
11:07AM0.44m
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
23
22
16
13
11
12
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
12
9
8
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
16
17
18
17
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