Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 440 | 297 | 238 | 211 | 158 | 278 | 357 | 744 | 2679 | 1191 | 279 | 149 | 131 | 93 | 308 | 183 | 266 | 341 | 1366 | 2936 | 5167 | 3937 | 3087 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:32PM3.08m | 3:52AM3.12m | 4:13PM3.35m | 4:32AM3.40m | 4:51PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:54PM0.85m | 10:11AM0.71m | 10:36PM0.59m | 10:52AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 15 | SW 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 297 | 238 | 211 | 158 | 4 | 82 | 744 | 2679 | 1191 | 279 | 125 | 77 | 93 | 35 | 73 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | E 6 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 15 | W 17 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 135 | 397 | 412 | 183 | 149 | 131 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | W 15 | S 16 | S 13 | W 15 | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | — | N 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 440 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 278 | 357 | — | 133 | 110 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 55 | 308 | 183 | 266 | 341 | 1366 | 2936 | 5167 | 3937 | 3087 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 135 | 243 | 246 | 54 | 187 | 259 | 533 | 560 | 814 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 379 | 560 | 920 | 922 | 920 | 787 |
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