Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:45PM3.89m | 9:01AM3.74m | 9:24PM3.66m | 9:41AM3.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.06m | 3:10AM0.27m | 3:27PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.48m | 4:06PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | W 8 | — | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 26 | 44 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 60 | 35 | 62 | 53 | 45 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 166 | 274 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 148 | 148 | 272 | 390 | 151 | 467 | 151 | 12 | 151 | 777 | 1027 | 781 | 385 |
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