Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
29
33
33
33
20
19
18
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
23
51
141
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46PM3.09m
5:04AM3.14m
5:26PM3.33m
5:41AM3.36m
6:01PM3.54m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.87m
11:25AM0.69m
11:47PM0.64m
12:02PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:35
8:32
8:30
 mm
2
3
3
3
2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
17
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
14
14
12
14
15
17
16
14
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