Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
8
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
11
10
23
41
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:13AM3.54m
7:34PM3.66m
7:47AM3.60m
8:08PM3.70m
8:21AM3.62m
8:42PM3.69m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.46m
1:37PM0.32m
1:58AM0.40m
2:12PM0.28m
2:33AM0.39m
2:47PM0.30m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
15
17
18
18
16
13
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
12
12
14
12
10
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
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