Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 50 | 273 | 210 | 218 | 251 | 266 | 216 | 183 | 151 | 119 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM3.77m | 9:09AM3.69m | 9:32PM3.59m | 9:53AM3.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 119 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 215 | 273 | 210 | 218 | 251 | 266 | 216 | 183 | 151 | — | 109 | 111 | 126 | 101 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 151 | 135 | 136 | 146 | 151 | 272 | 272 | 151 | 254 | 254 | 148 | 0 | 182 | 254 | 254 | 518 | 138 | 0 |
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