Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NE 3 | S 11 | S 12 | WSW 10 | E 4 | S 11 | W 16 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 44 | 101 | 93 | 165 | 170 | 156 | 86 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 131 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 10:14PM2.82m | 10:46AM2.81m | 11:15PM2.63m | 12:00PM2.65m | 00:39AM2.54m | 1:29PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM1.16m | 5:19PM1.30m | 5:48AM1.31m | 6:39PM1.39m | 7:13AM1.33m | 8:01PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 10 | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 5 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | W 12 | W 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 44 | 101 | 93 | 165 | 170 | 156 | 86 | 52 | 47 | 42 | 131 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 105 | 105 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 148 | 146 | 254 | 148 | 138 | 247 |
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