Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 33 | 48 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 48 | 2 | 233 | 366 | 508 | 300 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01PM3.54m | 6:14AM3.55m | 6:34PM3.72m | 6:47AM3.71m | 7:06PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM0.45m | 12:36PM0.28m | 00:56AM0.30m | 1:10PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 48 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 233 | 366 | 508 | 300 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | W 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 66 | 101 | 96 | — | 48 | 126 | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 12 | 74 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 166 | 151 | 148 | 148 | 181 | 467 | 367 | 0 | 199 | 706 | 268 | 0 |
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