Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1768 | 2566 | 3710 | 3143 | 2783 | 2413 | 2073 | 1107 | 848 | 1060 | 602 | 360 | 230 | 378 | 41 | 729 | 1905 | 2628 | 2989 | 3852 | 4012 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM3.61m | 5:10AM3.66m | 5:29PM3.83m | 5:47AM3.87m | 6:07PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.45m | 11:15PM0.35m | 11:32AM0.23m | 11:53PM0.16m | 12:11PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1107 | 848 | 10 | 602 | 173 | 100 | 8 | 41 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | NW 4 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1768 | 2566 | 3710 | 3143 | 2783 | 2413 | 2073 | 142 | 115 | 1060 | 19 | 360 | 230 | 378 | 193 | 729 | 1905 | 2628 | 2989 | 3852 | 4012 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 379 | 560 | 920 | 920 | 781 | 920 | 920 | 842 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 455 | 0 | 138 | 146 | 272 | 379 | 288 | 337 | 380 |
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