Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 461 | 587 | 335 | 501 | 741 | 684 | 655 | 778 | 963 | 1277 | 994 | 623 | 392 | 904 | 668 | 546 | 416 | 355 | 272 | 200 | 169 | 112 | 112 |
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 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:58AM3.73m | 8:15PM3.54m | 8:33AM3.54m | 8:50PM3.31m | 9:11AM3.30m | 9:29PM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.33m | 2:20PM0.41m | 2:32AM0.50m | 2:54PM0.62m | 3:07AM0.71m | 3:32PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 125 | 623 | 392 | 904 | 668 | 546 | 416 | 355 | 272 | 200 | 169 | 112 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 219 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 415 | 461 | 587 | 335 | 501 | 741 | 684 | 655 | 778 | 963 | 1277 | 994 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 253 | 254 | 263 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 246 | 257 | 389 | 379 | 0 | 34 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 230 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
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