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 03:55 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
1:20PM0.41m
5:09AM0.40m
2:29PM0.41m
5:05AM0.45m
3:21PM0.41m
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
Low Tide
2:28PM0.41m
9:18PM0.23m
9:23AM0.27m
9:41PM0.19m
10:07AM0.27m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
NW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
WSW
6
0.7
NW
13
1.3
NW
18
1.8
NW
19
2
NW
19
1.8
NW
18
2
NW
16
1.8
NW
16
1.3
NW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
17
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
16
0.9
NW
15
1.2
N
6
1.5
ENE
6
1
N
6
1.1
E
4
1
E
4
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
NW
14
0.5
NW
12
0.8
N
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
4
0.8
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.3
NW
7
0.7
ENE
4
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
E
40
E
35
SE
15
E
40
ENE
40
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
NE
10
NNE
30
ENE
 mm 
4
1
1
6
2
2
2
10
12
2
1
1
3
max°C
6
8
10
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
Moonrise
6:45
8:01
9:10
10:03
10:40
11:03
11:19
11:29
11:37
11:44
11:51
11:58
Moonset
1:32
1:56
2:34
3:29
4:40
6:01
7:25
8:50
10:14
11:38
1:04
Sunrise
8:45
8:47
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:49
8:49
8:49
8:51
8:51
8:51
Sunset
3:55
3:55
3:55
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:57
3:59
4:00
4:00
Today's sea temperature in Ballycastle is
11.9° C
(Statistics for 16 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.9 max: 11.1 min: 8.8°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025
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