Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycastle today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycastle at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycastle. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 44 | 113 | 210 | 334 | 718 | 1877 | 2244 | 1866 | 1737 | 1546 | 1384 | 1215 | 991 | 674 | 475 | 384 | 295 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 7:57PM0.48m | 7:48AM0.48m | 8:04PM0.44m | 8:23AM0.45m | 7:49PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.14m | 2:34AM0.24m | 2:27PM0.23m | 1:30AM0.25m | 1:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 44 | 113 | 210 | 334 | 718 | — | — | — | — | — | 1384 | 1215 | 991 | 674 | 475 | 384 | 295 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1877 | 2244 | 1866 | 1737 | 1546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 220 | 26 | 335 | 289 | 387 | 580 | 588 | 770 | 394 | 580 | 408 | 220 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
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