Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 4 | S 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:53AM3.04m | 10:14PM2.82m | 10:46AM2.81m | 11:15PM2.63m | 12:00PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.94m | 4:18PM1.10m | 4:38AM1.16m | 5:19PM1.30m | 5:48AM1.31m | 6:39PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 127 | 127 | 105 | 105 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 105 | 47 | 105 |
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