Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.2°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.5
SSE
3
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
33
29
50
44
20
38
17
17
8
6
5
5
5
6
3
6
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29PM2.83m
3:52AM2.88m
4:16PM3.09m
4:34AM3.14m
4:54PM3.36m
Low Tide
9:18AM1.20m
9:51PM1.11m
10:11AM0.95m
10:37PM0.85m
10:52AM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
17
18
18
17
15
12
12
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
12
8
8
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
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