Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 69 | 100 | 236 | 247 | 707 | 143 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 139 | 187 | 250 | 328 | 782 | 232 | 201 | 192 | 223 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:29PM2.66m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:41PM2.83m | 3:06AM2.85m | 3:32PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM1.31m | 8:28AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:54PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 14 | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | N 6 | WSW 13 | W 12 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 16 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 247 | — | 143 | 69 | 69 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 75 | — | — | 304 | 232 | 201 | 192 | 5 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | S 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | W 16 | S 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 71 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | W 4 | WSW 7 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 100 | 236 | 23 | 707 | 229 | 170 | 148 | 102 | 100 | 139 | 187 | 250 | 328 | 782 | — | — | — | 223 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 253 | 151 | 148 | 228 | 272 | 286 | 357 | 379 | 385 | 562 | 553 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 135 | 272 | 34 |
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