
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay) at 9PM is: 6.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballinknockane (Brandon Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1192 | 2111 | 10898 | 8896 | 8095 | 6455 | 5498 | 4836 | 4222 | 3692 | 3521 | 3090 | 2976 | 2362 | 2032 | 1818 | 1631 | 1311 | 2136 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.82m | 2:07AM2.79m | 2:17PM3.02m | 2:56AM3.06m | 3:04PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM1.28m | 8:17AM1.38m | 8:47PM1.01m | 9:03AM1.11m | 9:25PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
1192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4222 | 3692 | 3521 | 14 | 12 | 2362 | 2032 | 1818 | 1631 | 1311 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 11 |
9 | 2111 | 10898 | 8896 | 8095 | 6455 | 5498 | 4836 | — | — | — | 3090 | 2976 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 133 | 228 | 260 | 330 | 382 | 398 | 453 | 637 | 233 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 111 |
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