Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 25). 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 (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 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 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | S 16 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:19PM2.85m | 3:47AM2.85m | 4:16PM2.97m | 4:39AM2.99m | 5:05PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM1.17m | 9:49PM1.15m | 10:14AM1.06m | 10:44PM1.02m | 11:04AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | S 12 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 32 | 110 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 56 | 43 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 463 | 757 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 215 | 194 | 47 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 |
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