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 08:44 AM and sunset is at 03:55 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Low air temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
12:16PM0.42m
11:52PM0.31m
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
Low Tide
7:10AM0.27m
1:33PM0.42m
8:59PM0.27m
8:27AM0.28m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
NW
14
1
NW
15
1
NW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
NW
14
0.9
NW
14
1.2
WSW
5
0.7
NW
13
1.3
NW
21
1.8
NW
20
1.8
NW
19
1.8
NW
18
1.9
NW
16
1.7
NW
16
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.9
NW
17
1.6
NW
15
1.5
NW
15
1.3
NW
15
1
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
14
0.7
NW
13
1
NW
13
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
40
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
W
25
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
SW
20
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
 mm 
1
1
4
4
1
5
4
2
max°C
7
7
5
5
5
7
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
7
11
7
6
8
9
8
7
5
5
8
8
8
7
4
4
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
Moonrise
4:07
5:25
6:45
8:01
9:10
10:03
10:40
11:03
11:19
11:29
11:37
11:44
Moonset
1:06
1:17
1:32
1:56
2:34
3:29
4:40
6:01
7:25
8:50
10:14
11:38
Sunrise
8:44
8:45
8:45
8:47
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:48
8:49
8:49
8:49
8:51
Sunset
3:55
3:55
3:55
3:55
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:56
3:57
3:59
4:00
Today's sea temperature in Ballycastle is
11.7° C
(Statistics for 15 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 9.9 max: 11.1 min: 8.8°C)
Issued (local time): 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025
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