Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 33 | 53 | 123 | 132 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 91 | 187 | 261 | 791 | 842 | 69 | 69 | 63 | 31 | 127 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.54m | 1:29PM2.66m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:41PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM1.39m | 7:13AM1.33m | 8:01PM1.31m | 8:28AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | ESE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 145 | 56 | — | 69 | 69 | 63 | 31 | 30 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 14 | 14 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 33 | 53 | 123 | 132 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 91 | 187 | 261 | 791 | 842 | 413 | 230 | 115 | 61 | 127 | 142 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 34 | 105 | 105 | 136 | 148 | 253 | 254 | 258 | 243 | 166 | 272 | 283 | 283 | 250 | 535 | 561 | 283 | 0 |
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