Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 363 | 860 | 715 | 129 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 247 | 282 | 392 | 424 | 501 | 513 | 398 | 339 | 237 | 268 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28PM3.97m | 6:49AM4.00m | 7:11PM3.82m | 7:35AM3.85m | 7:59PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.01m | 00:53AM0.08m | 1:19PM0.14m | 1:38AM0.24m | 2:08PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | W 11 | S 18 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 860 | 715 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 6 | — | 55 | 118 | 69 | 108 | 190 | 239 | 219 | 237 | 268 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 70 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 510 | 363 | 281 | 131 | 129 | 82 | 117 | 166 | 247 | 282 | 392 | 424 | 501 | 513 | 398 | 339 | 233 | 148 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 255 | 253 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 246 | 202 | 148 | 148 | 136 | 136 | 135 |
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