
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 8PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| 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 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | 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 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 1081 | 1862 | 4244 | 10232 | 13586 | 13092 | 11287 | 8958 | 7156 | 5371 | 4390 | 3606 | 2889 | 2326 | 1960 | 1202 | 865 | 778 | 792 | 655 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42AM3.94m | 8:04PM3.81m | 8:25AM3.74m | 8:52PM3.54m | 9:15AM3.48m | 9:52PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | 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 | NW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 12 | W 10 |
387 | — | 1862 | 4244 | 10232 | 13586 | 13092 | 11287 | 8958 | 7156 | 5371 | 4390 | 3606 | 2889 | 2326 | 1960 | 1202 | 716 | 612 | 792 | 474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 10 | NW 12 |
103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 471 | 865 | 778 | 494 | 655 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1081 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 635 | 635 | 393 | 383 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 386 | 386 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 386 | 170 | 232 | 390 | 7 |
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