Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.59m | 1:30AM2.51m | 2:19PM2.63m | 2:55AM2.64m | 3:29PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM1.43m | 8:01AM1.38m | 8:50PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.20m | 9:51PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 21 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 138 | 135 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 105 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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