Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.2° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
2
2
7
7
7
11
10
22
54
62
58
69
68
68
66
64
40
36
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:47AM3.60m
8:08PM3.70m
8:21AM3.62m
8:42PM3.69m
8:57AM3.58m
9:19PM3.62m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.28m
2:33AM0.39m
2:47PM0.30m
3:08AM0.43m
3:23PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:20
9:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
14
16
16
15
15
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