Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 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) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 549 | 531 | 241 | 378 | 50 | 665 | 1817 | 2406 | 2504 | 3216 | 5084 | 4970 | 3643 | 3287 | 2795 | 2683 | 2375 | 2648 | 2221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29PM3.83m | 4:47AM3.87m | 5:07PM3.97m | 5:26AM4.01m | 5:46PM4.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.16m | 11:11AM0.07m | 11:31PM0.04m | 11:52AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 181 | 117 | 8 | 50 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 1952 | 1678 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 137 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 549 | 531 | 241 | 378 | 188 | 665 | 1817 | 2406 | 2504 | 3216 | 5084 | 4970 | 3643 | 3287 | 2795 | 2683 | 2375 | 2648 | 2221 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 0 | 138 | 146 | 268 | 136 | 561 | 288 | 380 | 578 | 769 | 719 | 780 | 920 | 563 | 811 | 920 | 567 | 300 |
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