Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 462 | 460 | 308 | 226 | 163 | 163 | 139 | 110 | 83 | 64 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59PM3.59m | 8:27AM3.62m | 8:53PM3.32m | 9:27AM3.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.44m | 3:05PM0.59m | 3:28AM0.67m | 4:12PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 462 | 460 | 308 | 226 | 163 | 163 | 139 | 110 | 83 | 64 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | W 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 229 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 15 | W 11 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 74 | 74 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 105 | 105 | 136 | 135 |
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