Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.6° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
244
237
233
183
131
64
47
64
68
35
34
34
34
246
251
144
178
260
262
261
244
148
122
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20PM3.26m
5:39AM3.24m
6:01PM3.36m
6:19AM3.32m
6:41PM3.44m
6:56AM3.37m
Low Tide
11:22AM0.78m
11:47PM0.76m
12:03PM0.67m
00:27AM0.68m
12:42PM0.58m
1:05AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:54
9:53
9:53
9:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
19
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
10
12
10
10
10
13
13
15
16
16
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
Energy kJ
42
41
41
40
56
55
36
35
20
35
35
15
34
34
34
33
64
39
23
262
261
244
148
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
3
40
40
53
41
22
21
18
34
8
8
32
15
16
28
14
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
38
36
35
16
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SW
7
0.9
SW
6
1
SW
4
1
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
5
1.4
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.3
SW
9
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
218
244
237
233
183
131
64
47
64
68
35
46
86
126
246
251
144
178
260
3
5
6
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
455
455
455
455
0
0
0
138
138
138
254
146
146
254
151
146
148
254
181
425
59
47
47
47
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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