Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 241 | 181 | 122 | 78 | 49 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 335 | 194 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | 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 | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM3.09m | 3:59PM3.35m | 4:26AM3.35m | 4:54PM3.64m | 5:15AM3.62m | 5:40PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.71m | 10:36PM0.59m | 10:57AM0.42m | 11:26PM0.34m | 11:44AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 7 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | S 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 179 | 241 | 181 | 122 | 78 | 49 | 20 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 9 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 194 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | W 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 45 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 102 | 209 | 288 | 335 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 472 | 944 | 567 | 347 | 283 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 138 | 166 | 151 | 137 | 146 | 255 | 255 | 151 | 148 | 283 | 0 | 54 |
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