Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 85 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 113 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15AM3.81m | 6:41PM4.04m | 6:59AM3.93m | 7:24PM4.09m | 7:41AM3.95m | 8:05PM4.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:45PM-0.00m | 1:12AM0.04m | 1:29PM-0.09m | 1:54AM0.03m | 2:09PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 56 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | N 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 85 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 113 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 64 | 135 | 146 | 147 | 166 | 148 | 254 | 254 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 254 | 258 | 139 | 148 | 283 | 139 | 283 | 523 | 568 | 568 | 170 |
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