Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:10AM3.01m | 11:38PM2.83m | 12:09PM2.78m | 00:45AM2.64m | 1:27PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM1.08m | 6:00AM1.19m | 6:38PM1.28m | 7:12AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 40 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 82 | 6 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | E 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | W 10 | E 6 | W 10 | SSW 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 562 | 464 | 807 | 47 | 260 | 127 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 34 | 136 | 136 | 12 |
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