Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 50 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 49 | 212 | 388 | 326 | 505 | 380 | 105 | 184 | 149 | 236 | 277 | 167 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:34PM3.72m | 6:47AM3.71m | 7:06PM3.84m | 7:20AM3.81m | 7:39PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.28m | 00:56AM0.30m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:30AM0.21m | 1:44PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 50 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 49 | 212 | 388 | 326 | 226 | 189 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 167 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 75 | 77 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 505 | 380 | 105 | 184 | 149 | 236 | 277 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 518 | 518 | 490 | 396 | 367 | 73 | 367 | 283 | 194 | 230 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 148 | 272 | 0 | 181 |
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