Surf Forecasts:
Ballycotton surf forecast from 23 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 25 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 30 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSW swell with 2,239 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 25 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ballycotton this week:
The surf forecast for Ballycotton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ballycotton in the next 16 days are 3.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 30th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ballycotton over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 88 | 54 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 303 | 116 | 47 | 28 | 14 | 38 | 236 | 1476 | 1648 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16PM3.09m | 4:34AM3.14m | 4:54PM3.36m | 5:10AM3.41m | 5:29PM3.61m | 5:44AM3.64m | 6:02PM3.82m | 6:17AM3.83m | 6:36PM3.96m | 6:52AM3.96m | 7:11PM4.01m | 7:28AM4.00m | 7:48PM3.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.85m | 10:52AM0.68m | 11:15PM0.59m | 11:29AM0.42m | 11:50PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:25AM0.18m | 12:40PM0.07m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:16PM0.00m | 1:35AM0.05m | 1:53PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 17 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 54 | 39 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 47 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 11 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 12 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 10 | — | SW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 88 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 9 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 17 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | NNW 2 | WSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 15 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 54 | 41 | 52 | 107 | 129 | 303 | 116 | — | — | 21 | 38 | 236 | 1476 | 1648 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 136 | 254 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 253 | 253 | 138 | 182 | 230 | 136 | 146 | 200 | 920 | 519 | 582 |
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