Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:12PM2.80m | 2:45AM2.77m | 3:19PM2.85m | 3:47AM2.85m | 4:16PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM1.19m | 8:43PM1.21m | 9:14AM1.17m | 9:49PM1.15m | 10:14AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | W 6 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | S 18 | — | S 6 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 1545 | 1545 | 1576 | 283 | 272 | 827 | 831 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 385 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 215 | 215 | 47 |
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