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) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NNW 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 2PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1536 | 1730 | 1363 | 674 | 537 | 754 | 333 | 190 | 138 | 131 | 211 | 134 | 145 | 170 | 131 | 91 | 53 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 495 | 359 | 8 | 273 | 190 | 133 | 126 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 31 | 91 | 53 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | 10 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 |
1536 | 1730 | 1363 | 674 | 537 | 754 | 333 | 186 | 138 | 131 | 211 | 134 | 145 | 170 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 390 | 374 | 415 | 936 | 193 | 121 | 91 | 121 | 111 | 121 | 121 | 111 | 111 | 91 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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