Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 197 | 195 | 62 | 155 | 245 | 277 | 145 | 197 | 104 | 147 | 125 | 105 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17AM3.76m | 8:46PM3.90m | 9:07AM3.62m | 9:38PM3.73m | 10:00AM3.45m | 10:32PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.12m | 3:22AM0.29m | 3:41PM0.25m | 4:14AM0.46m | 4:33PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 8 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 62 | 11 | — | 4 | 79 | 197 | 104 | 147 | 125 | 105 | 91 | 74 | 57 | 2 | 42 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | 12 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 61 | 100 | 124 | 146 | 197 | 195 | 114 | 155 | 245 | 277 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 136 | 0 | 12 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 47 | 166 | 166 | 255 | 135 | 47 |
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