Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 182 | 245 | 447 | 382 | 287 | 228 | 203 | 162 | 124 | 77 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM3.60m | 4:56AM3.59m | 5:18PM3.78m | 5:36AM3.77m | 5:56PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.43m | 11:06PM0.37m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:46PM0.21m | 12:03PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 80 | 171 | 159 | 182 | 245 | 447 | 382 | 287 | 228 | 203 | 162 | 124 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 330 | 138 | 523 | 464 | 467 | 560 | 562 | 719 | 807 | 907 | 897 | 493 | 568 | 524 | 455 | 455 | 347 | 138 | 138 | 47 |
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