Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 16). 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 (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 64 | 262 | 209 | 175 | 43 | 100 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:04PM4.02m | 7:27AM3.85m | 7:55PM4.00m | 8:17AM3.76m | 8:46PM3.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.07m | 1:39AM0.09m | 1:59PM0.06m | 2:30AM0.16m | 2:49PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 64 | — | 12 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 5 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 38 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 39 | 222 | 262 | 209 | 175 | 77 | 100 | 85 | 110 | 140 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 151 | 151 | 146 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 151 | 135 | 136 | 253 | 147 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 253 |
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