Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1412 | 1060 | 876 | 674 | 541 | 559 | 309 | 546 | 605 | 620 | 803 | 803 | 910 | 819 | 811 | 398 | 226 | 286 | 70 | 135 | 50 | 79 | 77 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM3.79m | 9:12PM3.60m | 9:36AM3.56m | 10:02PM3.31m | 10:32AM3.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.36m | 3:37AM0.51m | 4:09PM0.62m | 4:33AM0.76m | 5:14PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1412 | 1060 | 876 | 674 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 379 | 226 | 286 | 64 | 135 | 50 | 79 | 77 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | W 18 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | SSW 16 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 76 | 96 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 78 | 25 | 70 | 25 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 541 | 559 | 309 | 546 | 605 | 620 | 803 | 803 | 910 | 819 | 811 | 398 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 138 | 125 | 254 | 254 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 148 | 138 | 247 | 247 | 138 | 138 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
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