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 — and sunset is at —.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
5:13AM0.49m
3:56PM0.41m
5:40AM0.53m
4:22PM0.42m
6:15AM0.55m
4:36PM0.44m
6:55AM0.56m
4:34PM0.46m
7:37AM0.57m
4:33PM0.47m
8:19AM0.57m
4:48PM0.48m
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
Low Tide
10:02PM0.16m
10:39AM0.27m
10:23PM0.13m
11:03AM0.28m
10:45PM0.08m
11:23AM0.29m
11:13PM0.04m
11:46AM0.31m
11:43PM-0.00m
12:14PM0.33m
00:16AM-0.02m
12:51PM0.35m
00:50AM-0.03m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
1.5
NW
17
1.6
NW
16
1.6
NW
16
1.2
NW
14
1
WNW
7
1.3
SE
5
0.9
NW
12
1.5
NW
17
1.5
NW
16
1.3
NW
10
0.8
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
13
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
mod rain
mod rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
30
SSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
S
30
SSE
40
SE
5
NW
25
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
25
ENE
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
 mm 
1
22
7
8
1
1
1
1
2
max°C
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Moonrise
9:10
10:03
10:40
11:03
11:19
11:29
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:58
12:07
12:20
Moonset
2:34
3:29
4:40
6:01
7:25
8:50
10:14
11:38
1:04
2:34
4:10
Sunrise
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:49
8:49
8:49
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
8:51
Sunset
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:57
3:59
4:00
4:00
4:00
4:01
4:02
Today's sea temperature in Ballycastle is
11.6° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.8 max: 10.7 min: 8.7°C)
Issued (local time): 11 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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