Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2346 | 3500 | 4594 | 3844 | 4141 | 3910 | 3331 | 2831 | 2499 | 2825 | 1682 | 1446 | 1656 | 453 | 339 | 423 | 335 | 448 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:07PM3.97m | 5:26AM4.01m | 5:46PM4.02m | 6:06AM4.06m | 6:28PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.04m | 11:52AM-0.01m | 00:11AM0.02m | 12:34PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2096 | 99 | 76 | — | 220 | 198 | — | — | 35 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2346 | 3500 | 4594 | 3844 | 4141 | 3910 | 3331 | 2831 | 2499 | 2825 | 1682 | 1446 | 1656 | 453 | 339 | 423 | 335 | 448 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 713 | 769 | 582 | 769 | 736 | 780 | 863 | 811 | 866 | 920 | 567 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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