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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:42PM3.70m | 6:58AM3.62m | 7:16PM3.67m | 7:32AM3.54m | 7:50PM3.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.35m | 1:05AM0.36m | 1:18PM0.38m | 1:38AM0.43m | 1:51PM0.46m | 2:12AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | E 3 | E 3 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | W 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 137 | 146 | 147 | 150 | 135 | 137 | 170 | 339 | 304 | 151 | 254 | 151 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 151 | 254 | 268 | 268 | 254 | 146 | 146 |
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