Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.3° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.1
SW
18
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
67
56
58
12
59
59
67
89
125
105
151
159
34
31
29
14
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:17PM2.92m
12:03PM3.09m
00:40AM2.94m
1:20PM3.17m
1:50AM3.09m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.91m
6:49PM0.94m
7:16AM0.84m
7:58PM0.82m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:30
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7:31
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4:59
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4:57
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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