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 03:56 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly gales. | Days 5–7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Low air temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:25PM0.46m | 7:59AM0.53m | 4:36PM0.47m | 9:01AM0.53m | 4:51PM0.47m | 10:16AM0.53m | 4:56PM0.45m | 11:46AM0.55m | 1:17PM0.58m | 2:26PM0.60m | 4:05AM0.21m | 3:21PM0.59m | 4:27AM0.28m | 4:10PM0.56m | 00:10AM0.27m | 4:54PM0.51m | 5:25AM0.44m | 5:31PM0.44m | 5:55AM0.51m | 2:50PM0.36m | 6:25AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:05AM0.03m | 12:39PM0.32m | 00:40AM0.03m | 1:27PM0.37m | 1:16AM0.03m | 2:38PM0.43m | 1:49AM0.06m | 2:11AM0.09m | 00:44AM0.13m | 00:39AM0.15m | 00:56AM0.20m | 7:34AM0.21m | 9:26PM0.24m | 8:45AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.21m | 9:44AM0.20m | 10:01PM0.17m | 10:37AM0.21m | 3:55PM0.36m | 10:28PM0.13m | 11:24AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
SW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | |
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light rain | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | cloudy | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
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3 | — | — | 7 | 1.0 | — | 13 | 24 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1.0 | 6 | — | |
max°C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Moonrise | 12:11 | — | 12:33 | — | — | 12:48 | — | — | 12:58 | — | — | 1:05 | — | — | 1:12 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 1:27 | — | — | 1:38 | — | — | 1:55 | — | — | 2:22 | — | — | — | 3:08 | — | 4:18 |
Moonset | 6:18 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 10:50 | — | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 3:24 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 10:45 |
 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 |
 | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:56 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — |
Today's sea temperature in Ballycastle is 12.2 °C (Statistics for 04 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.4 max: 11.5 min: 9.2°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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