Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 123 | 159 | 140 | 65 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:25AM2.71m | 3:57PM2.87m | 4:21AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.09m | 5:04AM3.14m | 5:26PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51AM1.17m | 10:23PM1.09m | 10:43AM0.94m | 11:09PM0.87m | 11:25AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | E 4 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 159 | 140 | 65 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 42 | 35 | 123 | — | — | 31 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 54 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 74 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 74 | 135 | 159 | 159 | 139 | 136 |
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