Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Nov)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (14 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
1.9
S
6
2.1
S
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
0.9
SW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
8
2.3
SSE
6
2.5
S
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
466
23
37
270
366
498
603
617
263
172
140
131
167
320
284
231
111
77
61
356
723
1346
1205
1291
1508
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
20
SE
35
SE
50
SE
45
SSE
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:50AM3.32m
8:06PM3.12m
8:32AM3.13m
8:50PM2.94m
9:20AM2.96m
9:41PM2.79m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.84m
2:29AM0.84m
2:58PM1.01m
3:16AM1.00m
3:51PM1.16m
4:14AM1.13m
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heavy rain
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clear
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7:52
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7:52
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4:43
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4:42
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4:38
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1
4
1
2
2
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1
4
14
8
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
7
6
4
4
5
6
7
10
13
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
6
9
9
7
5
6
0
0
-1
0
2
0
-1
0
5
7
7
3
2
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