Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:47PM3.10m | 11:10AM3.01m | 11:38PM2.83m | 12:09PM2.78m | 00:45AM2.64m | 1:27PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | 6:00AM1.19m | 6:38PM1.28m | 7:12AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
47 | 33 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 6 | 42 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | E 6 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 4 |
9 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 16 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
— | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 4 |
55 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 263 | 219 | 525 | 269 | 807 | 455 | 266 | 258 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 34 | 136 | 136 | 12 |
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