Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM3.13m | 12:02PM3.01m | 00:33AM2.92m | 1:04PM2.86m | 1:37AM2.79m | 2:12PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.01m | 7:00AM1.11m | 7:33PM1.16m | 8:05AM1.19m | 8:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | ENE 3 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 14 | — | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | — | 2 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 21 | 21 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 4 | — | S 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 159 | 311 | 928 | 379 | 311 | 135 | 135 | 170 | 253 | 396 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 283 | 274 | 170 | 170 | 950 | 926 | 924 | |
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