Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 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 (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2601 | 835 | 277 | 219 | 193 | 98 | 177 | 235 | 266 | 426 | 1672 | 2928 | 4576 | 3096 | 2515 | 2155 | 1933 | 1639 | 1243 | 692 | 757 | 566 | 288 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM3.35m | 4:32AM3.40m | 4:51PM3.61m | 5:10AM3.66m | 5:29PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.71m | 10:36PM0.59m | 10:52AM0.45m | 11:15PM0.35m | 11:32AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -4 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2601 | 835 | 277 | 127 | 193 | 98 | 177 | 32 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 460 | 692 | 215 | 181 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1413 | 194 | 229 | 219 | 77 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | W 8 | E 6 | — | S 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 138 | 120 | 98 | 61 | 42 | 14 | 235 | 266 | 426 | 1672 | 2928 | 4576 | 3096 | 2515 | 2155 | 1933 | 1639 | 1243 | 76 | 757 | 566 | 288 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 250 | 415 | 535 | 562 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 379 | 560 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 567 | 567 | 455 | 0 | 138 |
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