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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | |
41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 113 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:35AM3.69m | 4:57PM3.73m | 5:20AM3.87m | 5:43PM3.94m | 6:06AM3.98m | 6:28PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.30m | 11:24PM0.19m | 11:48AM0.12m | 00:11AM0.04m | 12:33PM0.03m | 00:59AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 13 | S 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | W 11 | S 12 | SW 6 |
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | W 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | S 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | E 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 101 | 115 | 113 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 170 | 47 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 272 | 377 | 255 | 553 | 560 | 455 | 215 | 230 | 379 | 379 | 274 | 379 | 0 | 138 |
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