Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 |
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 kJ | 21 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04PM2.86m | 1:37AM2.79m | 2:12PM2.80m | 2:45AM2.77m | 3:19PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM1.16m | 8:05AM1.19m | 8:43PM1.21m | 9:14AM1.17m | 9:49PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 14 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 980 | 897 | 254 | 274 | 274 | 170 | 170 | 415 | 1545 | 925 | 151 | 926 | 912 | 912 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 385 | |
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