Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM3.30m | 6:03AM3.31m | 6:25PM3.46m | 6:39AM3.44m | 7:00PM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.72m | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:26PM0.55m | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:02PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 12 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 253 | 250 | 166 | 151 | 147 | 148 | 146 | 148 | 274 | 272 | 371 | 59 | 283 | 371 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 930 | 260 | 151 |
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