Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41AM3.52m | 10:04PM3.38m | 10:23AM3.27m | 10:47PM3.10m | 11:10AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:25AM0.72m | 4:47PM0.81m | 5:07AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | S 10 | — | SW 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | WSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 44 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 67 | 80 | 60 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 138 | 138 | 59 | 138 | 138 | 254 | 258 | 380 | 379 | 380 | 425 | 388 | 268 | 230 | 59 | 21 | 47 | 215 | 62 | 258 |
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