Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 73 | 111 | 67 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:09PM2.78m | 00:45AM2.64m | 1:27PM2.65m | 2:09AM2.59m | 2:52PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM1.28m | 7:12AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.36m | 8:39AM1.33m | 9:23PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 35 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 73 | 111 | 30 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | W 9 | E 6 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 51 | 17 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | W 10 | E 6 | — | SSW 12 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 34 | 74 | 136 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 136 | 34 | 34 | 21 |
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