
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3385 | 3021 | 3076 | 3193 | 3030 | 2571 | 2859 | 1731 | 2052 | 1192 | 1207 | 661 | 655 | 614 | 603 | 443 | 654 | 700 | 1006 | 764 | 407 | 344 | 277 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM3.94m | 8:28PM3.83m | 8:48AM3.79m | 9:12PM3.60m | 9:36AM3.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:12AM0.12m | 2:33PM0.15m | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:37AM0.51m | 4:09PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2152 | 1731 | 1412 | 1192 | 859 | 71 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 512 | 397 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | S 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SW 16 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 42 | 75 | 80 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
3385 | 3021 | 3076 | 3193 | 3030 | 2571 | 2859 | — | 2052 | — | 1207 | 661 | 655 | 614 | 603 | 443 | 654 | 700 | 1006 | 764 | 407 | 344 | 277 | 238 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 920 | 300 | 259 | 467 | 491 | 462 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 125 | 254 | 254 | 247 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 151 | 280 | 138 | 138 | 0 |
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