Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 3 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34AM3.14m | 4:54PM3.36m | 5:10AM3.41m | 5:29PM3.61m | 5:44AM3.64m | 6:02PM3.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.85m | 10:52AM0.68m | 11:15PM0.59m | 11:29AM0.42m | 11:50PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | SSW 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 100 | 12 | 50 | 53 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 11 | S 13 | W 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 15 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 97 | 87 | 85 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | W 14 | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 99 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 22 | — | 1 | — | — | 65 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 30 | 37 | 66 | 87 | 120 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 148 | 146 | 250 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 253 | 253 | 138 | 250 |
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