Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 269 | 306 | 271 | 244 | 349 | 436 | 309 | 205 | 143 | 131 | 97 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:02PM3.07m | 10:25AM3.01m | 10:49PM2.79m | 11:21AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.84m | 4:19AM0.97m | 4:49PM1.11m | 5:11AM1.21m | 5:52PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | W 12 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | — | — | W 14 | SW 18 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 37 | 87 | 269 | 306 | 271 | 244 | 349 | 436 | 309 | 205 | 143 | 131 | 97 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 455 | 269 | 138 | 448 | 138 | 388 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 464 | 464 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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