Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 282 | 388 | 440 | 523 | 599 | 577 | 513 | 377 | 240 | 263 | 332 | 332 | 313 | 226 | 192 | 160 | 139 | 108 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM3.82m | 7:35AM3.85m | 7:59PM3.59m | 8:27AM3.62m | 8:53PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.14m | 1:38AM0.24m | 2:08PM0.34m | 2:29AM0.44m | 3:05PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | 55 | 115 | 66 | 108 | 192 | 237 | 233 | 233 | 263 | 332 | 332 | 313 | 226 | 192 | 160 | 139 | 108 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | SW 15 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 54 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 282 | 388 | 440 | 523 | 599 | 577 | 513 | 377 | 240 | 171 | 80 | 47 | 23 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 255 | 256 | 255 | 147 | 147 | 246 | 148 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 105 | 74 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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