Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | SSW 12 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 58 | 99 | 51 | 66 | 53 | 64 | 98 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM3.33m | 5:41AM3.36m | 6:01PM3.54m | 6:14AM3.55m | 6:34PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:02PM0.47m | 00:22AM0.45m | 12:36PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 47 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 62 | 51 | 66 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 47 | — | — | 99 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 98 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 74 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 146 |
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