Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 4 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 12 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 32 | 70 | 131 | 65 | 47 | 52 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 325 | 883 | 1285 | 847 | 70 | 66 | 32 | 173 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:00PM2.65m | 00:39AM2.54m | 1:29PM2.66m | 2:05AM2.64m | 2:41PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM1.39m | 7:13AM1.33m | 8:01PM1.31m | 8:28AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 9 | — | — | 70 | 66 | 32 | 28 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 15 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 3 | — | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | S 11 | W 16 | W 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 70 | 131 | 65 | 31 | 52 | 43 | 62 | 216 | 325 | 883 | 1285 | 847 | 319 | 186 | 80 | 173 | 182 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 105 | 135 | 138 | 146 | 199 | 254 | 258 | 259 | 257 | 272 | 279 | 380 | 425 | 524 | 553 |
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