Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:43PM4.05m | 8:02AM3.85m | 8:29PM3.99m | 8:48AM3.77m | 9:15PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:16AM0.09m | 2:33PM-0.00m | 3:01AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 21 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 16 | — | SW 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 62 | 136 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1545 | 2063 | 1545 | 147 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 147 | 578 | 562 | 562 | 339 |
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