Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1710 | 1565 | 627 | 453 | 285 | 604 | 520 | 416 | 715 | 272 | 222 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 281 | 388 | 413 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM4.06m | 6:28PM3.97m | 6:49AM4.00m | 7:11PM3.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.02m | 12:34PM0.01m | 00:53AM0.08m | 1:19PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 11 | — | WSW 11 | SW 9 | W 11 | S 18 | — | — | SW 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 53 | — | 220 | 202 | — | — | 35 | 715 | — | 24 | 37 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1710 | 1565 | 627 | 453 | 285 | 604 | 520 | 416 | 320 | 272 | 222 | 70 | 126 | 222 | 281 | 388 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 255 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 255 |
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