Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 135 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 147 | 73 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 74 | 42 | 98 | 96 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM4.00m | 7:52AM3.92m | 8:11PM3.84m | 8:28AM3.77m | 8:47PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM-0.03m | 2:00AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.11m | 2:33AM0.26m | 2:51PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 98 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | WSW 8 | S 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 11 | S 12 | — | W 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 33 | — | 135 | 22 | 33 | 32 | 77 | 154 | 147 | 73 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 147 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 146 | 136 | 254 | 151 | 254 | 138 | 0 | 258 | 467 | 455 | 523 | 455 | 467 | 230 |
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