Ballycotton Surf Break

Ballycotton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.84° N 8.02° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.1
S
15
0.3
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
4
12
12
8
4
4
4
4
17
20
15
15
15
4
4
4
4
4
6
16
17
17
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:24AM3.32m
9:48PM3.39m
10:05AM3.26m
10:32PM3.33m
10:52AM3.19m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.67m
3:51PM0.60m
4:17AM0.73m
4:33PM0.68m
5:02AM0.79m
5:21PM0.76m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:51
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
17
19
22
21
20
17
16
16
18
20
21
21
20
18
17
16
18
21
23
23
22
Feels °C
16
17
15
17
18
20
18
17
14
14
14
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
17
19
21
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
SW
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.3
SW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
13
7
3
12
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
20
15
15
15
4
4
2
1
6
16
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
8
8
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
5
4
4
9
2
2
8
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
SW
9
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
30
16
12
6
18
12
9
4
2
1
4
12
13
8
4
3
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
138
47
47
148
148
148
166
147
148
166
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
148
136
166
166
151
136
Best forecast wave conditions in Cork
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
9
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