Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 174 | 159 | 108 | 109 | 243 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:21AM2.75m | 11:55PM2.58m | 12:43PM2.59m | 1:30AM2.51m | 2:19PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM1.33m | 6:26AM1.38m | 7:22PM1.43m | 8:01AM1.38m | 8:50PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 14 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 70 | 60 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 17 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 194 | 174 | 159 | 108 | 109 | 243 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 464 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 148 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 146 |
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