Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
35
34
20
20
19
18
17
17
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
8
19
21
23
30
25
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:43PM2.59m
1:30AM2.51m
2:19PM2.63m
2:55AM2.64m
3:29PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:22PM1.43m
8:01AM1.38m
8:50PM1.33m
9:18AM1.20m
9:51PM1.11m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
11
13
12
12
13
15
17
17
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
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