Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10AM3.41m | 5:29PM3.61m | 5:44AM3.64m | 6:02PM3.82m | 6:17AM3.83m | 6:36PM3.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.59m | 11:29AM0.42m | 11:50PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:25AM0.18m | 12:40PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 22 | 62 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 99 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | W 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | NW 2 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | 65 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 49 | 43 | 48 | 68 | 107 | 110 | 75 | 86 | 117 | 126 | 119 | 20 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 253 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 253 | 255 | 255 | 138 | 138 | 21 | 21 | 47 |
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