Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 326 | 531 | 1028 | 1734 | 3366 | 3103 | 2719 | 2701 | 2756 | 3579 | 3689 | 2820 | 2507 | 1789 | 1386 | 1192 | 1016 | 794 | 596 | 531 | 603 | 571 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM4.00m | 7:48PM3.97m | 8:07AM3.94m | 8:28PM3.83m | 8:48AM3.79m | 9:12PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.12m | 2:33PM0.15m | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | W 8 | SW 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2200 | 1789 | 1386 | 1192 | 81 | 19 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 86 | 125 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 156 | 326 | 531 | 1028 | 1734 | 3366 | 3103 | 2719 | 2701 | 2756 | 3579 | 3689 | 2820 | 2507 | — | — | — | 1016 | 794 | 596 | 531 | 603 | 571 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 294 | 468 | 713 | 769 | 467 | 780 | 254 | 259 | 268 | 467 | 491 | 462 | 254 | 138 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 246 | 254 | 379 | 138 | 138 |
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