
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | N 3 | N 3 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 269 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM3.13m | 3:15AM3.09m | 3:47PM3.37m | 4:11AM3.35m | 4:36PM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.91m | 9:23PM0.82m | 9:46AM0.67m | 10:20PM0.58m | 10:39AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | W 7 | NE 4 | W 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
3 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | W 7 | NE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 | S 11 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
19 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 42 | 243 | 269 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 151 | 127 | 136 | 127 | 260 | 151 | 266 | 389 | 493 | 760 | 813 | 802 | 814 | 1004 | 146 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 464 | 385 |
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