Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 8 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 108 | 173 | 189 | 90 | 58 | 40 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 23 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.69m | 3:25AM2.71m | 3:57PM2.87m | 4:21AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM1.33m | 9:23PM1.28m | 9:51AM1.17m | 10:23PM1.09m | 10:43AM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 173 | 189 | 90 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 43 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | — | W 8 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 108 | — | — | 3 | 58 | 40 | 60 | 55 | 56 | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 73 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 34 | 71 | 135 | 136 | 135 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 135 |
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