Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 29). 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 (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:25PM3.46m | 6:39AM3.44m | 7:00PM3.58m | 7:13AM3.54m | 7:34PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:02PM0.41m | 1:23AM0.46m | 1:37PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 12 | S 12 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | W 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 32 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 16 | 28 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 388 | 379 | 59 | 47 | 151 | 467 | 493 | 778 | 379 | 379 | 288 | 263 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 260 | 813 | 1981 | 59 |
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