Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 54 | 204 | 230 | 225 | 141 | 237 | 534 | 479 | 462 | 540 | 315 | 430 | 464 | 1562 | 762 | 698 | 864 | 1026 | 396 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM3.91m | 6:48AM3.91m | 7:06PM3.85m | 7:23AM3.86m | 7:41PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.08m | 00:56AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.12m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 225 | 141 | 118 | 534 | 479 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 1562 | 762 | — | 627 | 488 | 396 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 75 | 96 | 68 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 12 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 127 | 237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 54 | 204 | 230 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 462 | 540 | 315 | 430 | 464 | 600 | — | 698 | 864 | 1026 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 256 | 146 | 136 | 137 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 254 | 253 | 259 | 254 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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