
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
208 | 444 | 543 | 11 | 14 | 278 | 271 | 160 | 241 | 154 | 90 | 67 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 2:06AM2.90m | 2:49PM3.10m | 3:25AM3.09m | 3:59PM3.35m | 4:26AM3.35m | 4:54PM3.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.96m | 9:34PM0.85m | 10:01AM0.71m | 10:36PM0.59m | 10:57AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
208 | 444 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 160 | 241 | 154 | 90 | 67 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 58 | 49 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | W 13 | W 12 |
56 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 13 | — | — |
6 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 |
43 | — | 543 | 124 | 199 | 278 | 271 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 45 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 138 | 455 | 300 | 138 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 230 | 472 | 1033 | 567 | 347 | 347 | 47 | 47 | 138 | 138 | 166 | 254 | 151 |
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