Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 293 | 440 | 418 | 411 | 295 | 219 | 120 | 178 | 132 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 236 | 244 | 190 | 128 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM3.87m | 5:58AM3.82m | 6:21PM4.01m | 6:38AM3.95m | 6:59PM4.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.16m | 00:10AM0.15m | 12:26PM-0.00m | 00:49AM0.04m | 1:05PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 219 | 120 | 178 | 132 | 88 | 67 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 148 | 293 | 440 | 418 | 411 | 295 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 67 | 93 | 35 | 70 | 129 | 198 | 236 | 244 | 190 | 128 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 260 | 274 | 148 | 501 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 147 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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