Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 691 | 211 | 209 | 173 | 153 | 120 | 85 | 65 | 56 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:53AM3.50m | 10:20PM3.36m | 10:46AM3.28m | 11:19PM3.10m | 11:54AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.60m | 4:47AM0.77m | 5:20PM0.84m | 5:53AM0.97m | 6:39PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | — | 301 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 10 | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 104 | 100 | 145 | 118 | 164 | 691 | 211 | 209 | 173 | 153 | 120 | 85 | 65 | 56 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 17 | 39 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 467 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 464 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 64 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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