Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1390 | 1536 | 1639 | 1433 | 1228 | 931 | 754 | 333 | 190 | 138 | 229 | 188 | 130 | 165 | 164 | 127 | 88 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM3.04m | 10:52AM2.98m | 11:23PM2.77m | 11:58AM2.80m | 00:45AM2.61m | 1:25PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM1.22m | 4:59PM1.36m | 5:26AM1.49m | 6:29PM1.53m | 7:06AM1.61m | 8:11PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 257 | 190 | 133 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 31 | 88 | 46 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
1390 | 1536 | 1639 | 1433 | 1228 | 931 | 754 | 333 | 186 | 138 | 229 | 188 | 130 | 165 | 164 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 383 | 364 | 647 | 415 | 936 | 578 | 404 | 404 | 121 | 111 | 121 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 91 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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