Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 152 | 209 | 381 | 372 | 181 | 222 | 115 | 132 | 113 | 102 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM3.35m | 4:36PM3.60m | 4:56AM3.59m | 5:18PM3.78m | 5:36AM3.77m | 5:56PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.58m | 10:39AM0.43m | 11:06PM0.37m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:46PM0.21m | 12:03PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SW 8 | S 13 | SSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 181 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 35 | 165 | 126 | 152 | 209 | 381 | 372 | 20 | 222 | 115 | 132 | 113 | 102 | 68 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 724 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 288 | 138 | 255 | 138 | 467 | 562 | 757 | 562 | 897 | 897 | 897 | 455 | 525 | 0 | 347 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 47 | 47 |
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