Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 173 | 123 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.87m | 4:21AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.09m | 5:04AM3.14m | 5:26PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23PM1.09m | 10:43AM0.94m | 11:09PM0.87m | 11:25AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 5 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 173 | 123 | 54 | 45 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 6 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 2 | E 4 |
| kJ | 112 | — | — | 36 | — | 33 | 49 | 52 | 45 | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 136 | 54 | 12 | 12 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 62 | 135 | 170 | 170 | 136 | 135 |
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