Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 907 | 1018 | 1176 | 964 | 488 | 394 | 241 | 594 | 519 | 335 | 319 | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM3.54m | 8:50PM3.31m | 9:11AM3.30m | 9:29PM3.06m | 9:53AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.50m | 2:54PM0.62m | 3:07AM0.71m | 3:32PM0.86m | 3:47AM0.94m | 4:18PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 771 | 488 | 394 | 212 | 594 | 519 | 335 | 319 | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 163 | 183 | 15 | 241 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 907 | 1018 | 1176 | 964 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 385 | 371 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 269 | 278 | 230 | 21 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 135 | 135 | 47 |
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