Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:04PM3.38m | 10:23AM3.27m | 10:47PM3.10m | 11:10AM3.01m | 11:38PM2.83m | 12:09PM2.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.72m | 4:47PM0.81m | 5:07AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | 6:00AM1.19m | 6:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 34 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 72 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 64 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 215 | 258 | 380 | 380 | 370 | 379 | 294 | 219 | 263 | 215 | 215 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 258 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 266 | 47 |
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