Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 91 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:10PM3.46m | 3:31AM3.47m | 3:52PM3.58m | 4:11AM3.61m | 4:30PM3.65m | 4:48AM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.54m | 9:40PM0.50m | 9:58AM0.42m | 10:20PM0.39m | 10:38AM0.34m | 10:56PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 3 | E 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 43 | 91 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 47 | 136 | 47 | 170 | 170 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 706 | 706 |
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