Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.7m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 6 | SW 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 290 | 298 | 299 | 270 | 237 | 314 | 479 | 423 | 604 | 0 | 366 | 491 | 284 | 1377 | 672 | 615 | 1006 | 396 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM3.91m | 6:48AM3.91m | 7:06PM3.85m | 7:23AM3.86m | 7:41PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.08m | 00:56AM0.13m | 1:13PM0.12m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 299 | 270 | 125 | 314 | 479 | 26 | 2 | — | — | — | 176 | 650 | — | — | 488 | 396 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 10 | W 11 | S 12 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 100 | 237 | 82 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 48 | 85 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 69 | 290 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | 423 | 604 | 241 | 366 | 491 | — | 1377 | 672 | 615 | 1006 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 135 | 138 | 146 | 253 | 148 | 136 | 146 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 254 | 253 | 259 | 148 | 0 | 181 | 263 | 0 | 0 |
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