Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.0° 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: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Dec)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (15 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.6
WSW
1
S
1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.2
WSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)9899147151414141414151414789999222121
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)547422163156125106429332276284768115213854788316872053195412591411133818682034
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
2.99
2:27AM
3.00
2:50PM
3.06
3:14AM
3.13
3:35PM
3.16
3:57AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
1.02
8:29PM
0.98
8:52AM
0.95
9:16PM
0.89
9:39AM
0.85
9:58PM
0.78
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise8:32-------8:33-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:21-------4:21-------4:21-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------25331----
Temp. °C899876666788891091011111010101010
Feels °C (?)576543333454211-113765665
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