
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 378 | 343 | 344 | 1086 | 2153 | 5101 | 10329 | 12037 | 11594 | 10338 | 8490 | 6852 | 5598 | 4596 | 3744 | 2935 | 2481 | 2013 | 1763 | 977 | 880 | 666 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM3.94m | 8:04PM3.81m | 8:25AM3.74m | 8:52PM3.54m | 9:15AM3.48m | 9:52PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.26m | 2:01AM0.41m | 2:26PM0.49m | 2:46AM0.72m | 3:19PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 |
255 | 378 | 343 | 344 | 1086 | 2153 | 5101 | 10329 | 12037 | 11594 | 10338 | 8490 | 6852 | 5598 | 4596 | 3744 | 2935 | 2481 | 2013 | 1763 | 977 | 880 | 484 | 426 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
10 | 4 | 29 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 561 | 666 | 563 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
56 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 986 | 445 | 402 | 602 | 638 | 606 | 10 | 148 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 170 | 386 | 386 | 170 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 232 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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