Ballycotton surf break

Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 29 Nov 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (29 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tue
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.1
S
0.8
WSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)89999810101010101015117899999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288334357270181113157115117988064415086414971607195124101051823840788718
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
3.03
12:09AM
2.94
12:44PM
3.15
1:15AM
3.11
1:47PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:33AM
1.00
6:16PM
1.00
6:40AM
0.91
7:20PM
0.85
7:44AM
0.74
8:19PM
0.64
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise--8:12-------8:14-------8:15-----
Sunset----4:25-------4:25-------4:24---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------233556731-1
Temp. °C766786655569109101213131298887
Feels °C (?)31101-1000124200355543443
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