Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 145 | 114 | 87 | |
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-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:01AM3.74m | 9:24PM3.66m | 9:41AM3.52m | 10:04PM3.38m | 10:23AM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.48m | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:25AM0.72m | 4:47PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
8 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 43 | 81 | — | 20 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 46 | 39 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 95 | 145 | 114 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 47 | 151 | 148 | 280 | 396 | 151 | 455 | 151 | 12 | 263 | 777 | 757 | 777 | 385 | 385 | 493 | 384 | 385 | 385 | 415 | 0 | 263 |
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