Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 4 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:05PM4.04m | 8:21AM3.89m | 8:45PM3.89m | 9:01AM3.74m | 9:24PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM-0.07m | 2:33AM0.11m | 2:49PM0.06m | 3:10AM0.27m | 3:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | ENE 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 12 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 283 | 151 | 137 | 146 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 148 | 288 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 47 | 148 | 166 | 387 | 148 |
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