Ballycastle Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Ballycastle Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:49 AM and sunset is at 03:59 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Low air temperatures (max 5°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:00AM0.57m
5:10PM0.47m
9:42AM0.57m
5:33PM0.44m
10:25AM0.56m
5:45PM0.40m
11:18AM0.54m
1:28PM0.51m
3:16PM0.50m
4:35AM0.33m
4:20PM0.49m
11:59PM0.29m
5:10PM0.45m
5:38AM0.50m
5:50PM0.41m
6:15AM0.57m
2:09PM0.30m
6:17PM0.34m
6:52AM0.63m
2:35PM0.33m
7:30AM0.66m
3:08PM0.37m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.37m
1:23AM-0.01m
2:33PM0.39m
1:55AM0.03m
4:04PM0.39m
2:22AM0.09m
2:10AM0.16m
00:49AM0.20m
00:52AM0.24m
7:38AM0.26m
9:11PM0.26m
9:03AM0.25m
9:34PM0.22m
10:09AM0.24m
10:03PM0.17m
11:03AM0.24m
3:23PM0.30m
10:35PM0.10m
11:51AM0.27m
11:08PM0.03m
12:34PM0.32m
11:40PM-0.03m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
4
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
15
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NNW
3
1.2
NW
4
1.7
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
1.2
NW
4
1.1
NW
12
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.9
NW
12
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
mod rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
 km/h
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
30
E
25
E
10
ESE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
40
NW
45
N
30
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
30
NNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
WNW
20
W
 mm 
1
1
2
1
2
7
4
2
max°C
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
3
3
5
6
6
6
9
9
7
6
6
7
5
4
3
2
2
1
2
6
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
Moonrise
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:58
12:07
12:20
12:40
1:16
2:15
3:41
5:19
6:56
Moonset
10:14
11:38
1:04
2:34
4:10
5:51
7:28
8:48
9:41
10:11
10:29
Sunrise
8:49
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:49
8:49
8:49
8:48
Sunset
3:59
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:01
4:02
4:04
4:06
4:07
4:07
4:09
4:10
Today's sea temperature in Ballycastle is
11.1° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.4 max: 10.2 min: 8.2°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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