
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 65 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 293 | 273 | 226 | 196 | 128 | 88 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 15 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21PM4.01m | 6:38AM3.95m | 6:59PM4.06m | 7:15AM3.98m | 7:36PM4.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.04m | 1:05PM-0.07m | 1:26AM0.03m | 1:42PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 88 | 67 | 47 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
67 | 65 | 73 | 42 | 98 | 198 | 293 | 273 | 226 | 196 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 253 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 146 | 147 | 146 | 146 |
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