Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 178 | 73 | 68 | 82 | 47 | 83 | 95 | 82 | 94 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52AM3.92m | 8:11PM3.84m | 8:28AM3.77m | 8:47PM3.62m | 9:04AM3.56m | 9:23PM3.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.11m | 2:33AM0.26m | 2:51PM0.31m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:26PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 12 | SW 6 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 34 | 3 | 47 | 2 | 95 | 82 | 94 | 65 | 50 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 3 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 135 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 73 | 154 | 178 | 73 | 68 | 82 | 5 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 136 | 254 | 151 | 254 | 255 | 254 | 0 | 455 | 455 | 523 | 455 | 455 | 215 | 347 | 64 | 47 | 230 | 138 | 385 | 347 | 392 |
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