Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3316 | 3030 | 2427 | 2719 | 1585 | 1412 | 1639 | 876 | 1445 | 541 | 559 | 445 | 709 | 788 | 840 | 687 | 844 | 912 | 854 | 714 | 294 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM3.94m | 8:28PM3.83m | 8:48AM3.79m | 9:12PM3.60m | 9:36AM3.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.15m | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:37AM0.51m | 4:09PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 18 | W 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2022 | 1585 | 1412 | 1102 | 876 | 661 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 26 | 25 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 101 | 62 | 76 | 96 | 73 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 3316 | 3030 | 2427 | 2719 | — | — | 1639 | — | 1445 | 541 | 559 | 445 | 709 | 788 | 840 | 687 | 844 | 912 | 854 | 714 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 488 | 488 | 254 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 125 | 254 | 254 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 257 | 247 | 254 | 254 | 21 |
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