Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.5
S
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.6
SW
9
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
SW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
5
4
4
35
100
99
97
87
85
65
34
33
17
13
21
21
21
20
15
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34AM3.14m
4:54PM3.36m
5:10AM3.41m
5:29PM3.61m
5:44AM3.64m
6:02PM3.82m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.85m
10:52AM0.68m
11:15PM0.59m
11:29AM0.42m
11:50PM0.36m
12:05PM0.21m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
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7:27
7:23
7:22
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1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
17
16
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
14
13
15
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
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