Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 20 | 25 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 91 | 165 | 159 | 30 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 40 | 36 | 22 | 124 | 88 | 123 | 144 | 108 | 57 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40AM3.35m | 4:11PM3.48m | 4:41AM3.51m | 5:10PM3.70m | 5:36AM3.67m | 6:04PM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM0.60m | 10:47PM0.49m | 11:14AM0.40m | 11:46PM0.30m | 12:08PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 16 | SE 7 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 45 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 21 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 31 | 61 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 24 | — | — | W 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 15 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 22 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 91 | 165 | 159 | 243 | 284 | 309 | 254 | 157 | 124 | 142 | 124 | 88 | 123 | 144 | 108 | 57 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 159 | 73 | 288 | 74 | 579 | 579 | 483 | 148 | 136 | 139 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 135 | 71 | 135 | 135 | 73 | 12 | 135 |
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