Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 216 | 211 | 237 | 216 | 216 | 186 | 163 | 144 | 150 | 146 | 81 | 81 | 80 | |
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-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 |
High Tide | 8:30AM3.80m | 8:51PM3.77m | 9:09AM3.69m | 9:32PM3.59m | 9:53AM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
43 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 45 | 131 | 216 | 211 | 237 | 216 | 216 | 186 | 163 | 144 | 150 | 146 | 126 | 107 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 253 | 151 | 166 | 148 | 147 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 146 | 148 | 272 | 151 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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