Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 178 | 130 | 212 | 186 | 110 | 89 | 66 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 19 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:44AM3.64m | 6:02PM3.82m | 6:17AM3.83m | 6:36PM3.96m | 6:52AM3.96m | 7:11PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:25AM0.18m | 12:40PM0.07m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:16PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 130 | 212 | 186 | 110 | 89 | 66 | 38 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | S 11 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | W 13 | S 11 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | W 10 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 73 | 74 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 76 | 69 | 69 | 86 | 98 | 178 | — | 188 | 2 | 42 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | 19 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 254 | 254 | 138 | 138 | 148 | 258 | 138 | 0 | 463 | 0 | 181 | 0 | 21 | 136 | 34 | 135 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 255 |
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