Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.51m | 2:19PM2.63m | 2:55AM2.64m | 3:29PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM1.43m | 8:01AM1.38m | 8:50PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.20m | 9:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 13 | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 135 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 142 | 127 |
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