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Ballycotton

Cork

Sheltered beach break in east Cork with reliable surf year-round. Works best on S-SW groundswells with offshore west winds. Lefts and rights at all tides. Cleaner in winter months. Lighthouse island provides a dramatic backdrop. Beginner-friendly kite spot in easterly winds (shallow, chop).

SURF ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Beach Intermediate
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Beach Beginner
Now updated about 1 hour ago
1.3
Height (m)
6
Period (s)
E (94°)
8
Wind (kts)
12
Gust (kts)
NE (36°)
2.7 m
outgoing tide
06:05
Next low
Marine Institute
Ballycotton · 1.1km

Ideal Conditions

SURF
Tide
All
Swell
S-SW
Wind
W
WIND
Tide
All
Swell
S-SW
Wind
E

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Surf
Wind
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
1.2 m @ 6 s
9-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
1.2 m @ 6 s
8-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
1.2 m @ 6 s
9-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
1.2 m @ 6 s
10-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
1.2 m @ 6 s
9-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.2 m @ 11 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
1.2 m @ 13 s
11-18kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
1.1 m @ 13 s
11-17kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.2 m @ 14 s
10-16kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
1.2 m @ 16 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
1.2 m @ 16 s
8-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.3 m @ 15 s
9-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
1.4 m @ 15 s
8-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
1.5 m @ 12 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
1.5 m @ 12 s
10-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
1.8 m @ 12 s
11-17kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
1.8 m @ 12 s
12-19kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
1.8 m @ 11 s
12-19kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
1.9 m @ 11 s
13-20kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
2.0 m @ 10 s
15-23kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
2.0 m @ 10 s
19-30kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
2.1 m @ 9 s
19-30kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
2.1 m @ 7 s
18-28kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
2.1 m @ 8 s
17-27kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
2.2 m @ 7 s
18-28kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
2.2 m @ 7 s
17-26kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
2.1 m @ 7 s
12-18kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
2.1 m @ 7 s
9-14kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
2.1 m @ 7 s
10-15kt
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
2.0 m @ 7 s
16-24kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
1.9 m @ 6 s
13-20kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.9 m @ 6 s
11-18kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.7 m @ 6 s
11-18kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.5 m @ 6 s
11-17kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
1.1 m @ 5 s
7-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.9 m @ 5 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.8 m @ 5 s
7-11kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.7 m @ 5 s
6-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.4 m @ 9 s
8-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.4 m @ 10 s
8-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 6 s
8-13kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 3 s
5kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Sun 8 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 9 s
12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.9 m @ 4 s
14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.1 m @ 4 s
14-17kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.3 m @ 5 s
15-24kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
2.8 m @ 9 s
19-23kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
2.7 m @ 9 s
21-32kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
2.6 m @ 9 s
19-22kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
2.5 m @ 7 s
19-31kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
WIND ★★★★★★★★★★