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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
81 | 95 | 108 | 92 | 94 | 85 | 137 | 125 | 129 | 177 | 435 | 363 | 471 | 273 | 396 | 268 | 429 | 377 | 119 | 194 | 220 | 69 | 69 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:03PM3.38m | 5:21AM3.38m | 5:41PM3.46m | 5:59AM3.42m | 6:19PM3.51m | 6:35AM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.62m | 11:46AM0.58m | 00:06AM0.58m | 12:21PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.55m | 12:57PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 81 | 82 | 84 | 92 | 86 | 85 | 137 | 125 | 129 | 177 | 125 | 125 | 320 | 273 | 268 | 125 | 82 | 81 | 119 | 81 | 69 | 54 | 50 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 20 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 125 | 123 | 126 | 150 | 126 | 131 | 131 | — | — | — | 80 | 81 | — | 69 | 69 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | W 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 95 | 108 | — | 94 | 85 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 435 | 363 | 471 | — | 396 | 268 | 429 | 377 | 24 | 194 | 220 | 46 | 37 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 137 | 247 | 254 | 230 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 166 | 136 | 146 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 136 |
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