Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 179 | 180 | 211 | 244 | 255 | 221 | 183 | 151 | 128 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 499 | 465 | 423 | 174 | 115 | 274 | 257 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:09AM3.69m | 9:32PM3.59m | 9:53AM3.50m | 10:20PM3.36m | 10:46AM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.77m | 5:20PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 151 | 42 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 208 | 183 | 176 | 71 | 115 | 109 | 66 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 81 | 74 | — | 70 | 69 | 69 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | NW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 82 | 179 | 180 | 211 | 244 | 255 | 221 | 183 | — | 128 | 103 | 59 | 122 | 129 | 108 | 499 | 465 | 423 | 174 | 2 | 274 | 257 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 151 | 272 | 272 | 283 | 274 | 374 | 0 | 148 | 254 | 254 | 467 | 518 | 138 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455 | 347 | 21 |
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