Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 152 | 73 | 93 | 3 | 66 | 65 | 398 | 118 | 98 | 64 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM3.92m | 8:11PM3.84m | 8:28AM3.77m | 8:47PM3.62m | 9:04AM3.56m | 9:23PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.11m | 2:33AM0.26m | 2:51PM0.31m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:26PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 143 | 118 | 98 | 64 | 48 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 13 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 11 | S 12 | — | W 10 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 34 | 98 | 177 | 152 | 73 | 93 | 69 | — | 65 | 398 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 254 | 151 | 254 | 138 | 0 | 385 | 467 | 455 | 1447 | 455 | 263 | 215 | 275 | 64 | 47 | 138 | 138 | 283 | 347 | 380 |
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