Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | WSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4651 | 4150 | 3388 | 2879 | 2584 | 2130 | 1710 | 1638 | 698 | 606 | 494 | 382 | 289 | 408 | 320 | 147 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 284 | 378 | 440 | 498 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:46PM4.02m | 6:06AM4.06m | 6:28PM3.97m | 6:49AM4.00m | 7:11PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM-0.01m | 00:11AM0.02m | 12:34PM0.01m | 00:53AM0.08m | 1:19PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 480 | — | — | — | 99 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 113 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4651 | 4150 | 3388 | 2879 | 2584 | 2130 | 1710 | 1638 | 698 | 606 | 494 | 382 | 289 | 408 | 320 | 147 | 85 | 130 | 227 | 284 | 378 | 440 | 498 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 780 | 863 | 811 | 760 | 920 | 444 | 444 | 300 | 300 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 253 | 258 | 258 | 253 | 253 |
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