Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 3 | 73 | 65 | 77 | 84 | 94 | 88 | 68 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 94 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 100 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:28AM3.77m | 8:47PM3.62m | 9:04AM3.56m | 9:23PM3.35m | 9:42AM3.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.31m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:26PM0.57m | 3:40AM0.72m | 4:04PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 84 | 94 | 88 | 68 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | W 10 | — | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 73 | 133 | 88 | 94 | 80 | 87 | 100 | 100 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 230 | 455 | 523 | 455 | 997 | 62 | 230 | 230 | 47 | 138 | 138 | 385 | 455 | 455 | 467 | 464 | 0 | 562 | 807 | 807 | 455 | 455 |
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