Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 420 | 261 | 146 | 165 | 64 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 40 | 61 | 85 | 204 | 330 | 569 | 860 | 1342 | 2771 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:36PM3.96m | 6:52AM3.96m | 7:11PM4.01m | 7:28AM4.00m | 7:48PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.07m | 00:59AM0.07m | 1:16PM0.00m | 1:35AM0.05m | 1:53PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 255 | 282 | 261 | 146 | 154 | 64 | 84 | 66 | 51 | 36 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | SSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 420 | 135 | 48 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | 40 | 61 | 85 | 204 | 330 | 569 | 860 | 1342 | 2771 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 21 | 136 | 148 | 148 | 199 | 148 | 250 | 255 | 256 | 433 | 519 | 504 | 562 | 564 |
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