Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 140 | 137 | 105 | 76 | 73 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 34 | 43 | 99 | 130 | 123 | 133 | 115 | 37 | 206 | 272 | 388 | 603 | 698 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35AM3.63m | 6:51PM3.45m | 7:11AM3.49m | 7:28PM3.30m | 7:50AM3.32m | 8:06PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.51m | 1:10AM0.54m | 1:34PM0.66m | 1:47AM0.68m | 2:13PM0.84m | 2:29AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | 4:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 140 | 137 | 105 | 76 | 73 | 55 | 15 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 43 | 99 | 130 | 123 | 133 | 115 | 37 | 23 | 43 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 46 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 62 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | ESE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 84 | 101 | 136 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 25 | — | 9 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 55 | 120 | 206 | 272 | 388 | 603 | 698 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 59 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 62 | 71 | 136 | 136 | 148 | 253 | 256 | 259 | 258 | 253 | 136 | 146 | 272 | 274 |
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