Ballycotton Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
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)
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
1
SSW
8
1.5
S
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
64
93
91
107
107
88
80
53
107
226
197
161
114
127
121
151
232
205
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:42PM3.69m
8:57AM3.58m
9:19PM3.62m
9:36AM3.51m
10:00PM3.51m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.30m
3:08AM0.43m
3:23PM0.37m
3:45AM0.51m
4:02PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:17
9:16
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
16
18
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
13
14
16
15
12
15
16
19
19
17
15
15
15
16
14
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