Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 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 (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, gales from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 264 | 237 | 458 | 68 | 69 | 67 | 43 | 16 | 159 | 173 | 286 | 300 | 765 | 238 | 201 | 109 | 212 | 422 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM2.66m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:41PM2.83m | 3:06AM2.85m | 3:32PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM1.31m | 8:28AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:54PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 14 | SSW 7 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 237 | — | 68 | 69 | 67 | 43 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 297 | 238 | 201 | 109 | 5 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | — | — | SW 14 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | — | — | 49 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | W 4 | WSW 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SSW 8 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 138 | 264 | 46 | 458 | 172 | 142 | 126 | 127 | 131 | 159 | 173 | 286 | 300 | 765 | — | 146 | 51 | 212 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 228 | 274 | 259 | 293 | 379 | 384 | 425 | 560 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 136 | 139 | 12 |
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