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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 617 | 2470 | 843 | 233 | 219 | 193 | 113 | 181 | 235 | 328 | 559 | 2125 | 3370 | 5563 | 3731 | 2901 | 2447 | 2097 | 1701 | 898 | 734 | 589 | 624 | 379 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:52AM3.12m | 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 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 617 | 2470 | 843 | 233 | 219 | 193 | 113 | 181 | 32 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 898 | 734 | 126 | 160 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 175 | 1559 | 194 | 222 | 127 | 77 | 56 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 200 | 154 | 124 | 91 | 61 | 35 | 15 | 235 | 328 | 559 | 2125 | 3370 | 5563 | 3731 | 2901 | 2447 | 2097 | 1701 | 111 | 77 | 589 | 624 | 379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 187 | 250 | 416 | 553 | 562 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 379 | 560 | 920 | 922 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 455 | 493 | 0 |
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