Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47PM3.38m | 11:08AM3.21m | 11:37PM3.13m | 12:02PM3.01m | 00:33AM2.92m | 1:04PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.75m | 5:37PM0.79m | 6:04AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.01m | 7:00AM1.11m | 7:33PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | S 17 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 4 | ENE 3 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 14 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 4 | — | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | E 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 980 | 930 | 333 | 333 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 311 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 135 | 135 | 253 | 74 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 288 |
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