Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:41AM3.52m | 10:04PM3.38m | 10:23AM3.27m | 10:47PM3.10m | 11:10AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.48m | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:25AM0.72m | 4:47PM0.81m | 5:07AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 |
21 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | S 18 |
7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
39 | 36 | 80 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 38 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 90 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 151 | 215 | 263 | 138 | 777 | 455 | 138 | 138 | 278 | 275 | 380 | 377 | 380 | 344 | 294 | 263 | 263 | 215 | 215 | 47 | 73 | 47 | 47 |
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