Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 266 | 257 | 181 | 65 | 52 | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 202 | 205 | 211 | 208 | 186 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:54AM3.84m | 8:14PM3.88m | 8:30AM3.80m | 8:51PM3.77m | 9:09AM3.69m | 9:32PM3.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.12m | 2:38AM0.24m | 2:55PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 266 | 257 | 181 | 65 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 176 | 202 | 205 | 211 | 208 | 186 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 719 | 706 | 455 | 138 | 230 | 59 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 151 | 272 | 272 | 151 | 254 | 254 |
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