Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 85 | 4 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM3.64m | 5:27AM3.62m | 5:55PM3.88m | 6:15AM3.81m | 6:41PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.34m | 11:59AM0.18m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:45PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 20 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 146 | 147 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 135 | 135 | 146 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 271 |
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