Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.2° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
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)
0.2
SSW
15
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
81
61
90
101
67
54
43
43
37
50
50
50
50
50
50
25
42
41
41
41
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM3.67m
6:04PM3.89m
6:27AM3.80m
6:54PM4.01m
7:16AM3.86m
7:43PM4.05m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.30m
12:08PM0.20m
00:39AM0.16m
12:59PM0.05m
1:29AM0.08m
1:47PM-0.02m
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:45
9:44
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
17
20
21
21
20
17
17
18
19
20
21
22
22
20
18
18
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
12
15
18
19
17
14
13
14
16
18
20
21
21
18
16
14
17
20
21
20
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