Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 13 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 107 | 140 | 181 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 15 | 50 |
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-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:02PM3.82m | 6:17AM3.83m | 6:36PM3.96m | 6:52AM3.96m | 7:11PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.18m | 12:40PM0.07m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:16PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 107 | 140 | 181 | 118 | 118 | 99 | 66 | 51 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | 54 | 92 | 69 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 32 | 41 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | 15 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 258 | 12 | 0 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34 | 136 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 148 |
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