Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 55 | 45 | 84 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.88m | 4:16PM3.09m | 4:34AM3.14m | 4:54PM3.36m | 5:10AM3.41m | 5:29PM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.95m | 10:37PM0.85m | 10:52AM0.68m | 11:15PM0.59m | 11:29AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 11 | S 13 | SW 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | S 12 | W 12 | S 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 11 | W 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 17 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 50 | 45 | 84 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 | W 7 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 10 | W 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 8 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 64 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 256 | 253 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 138 |
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