Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 5 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 38 | 102 | 183 | 168 | 123 | 46 | 51 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 77 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.69m | 3:25AM2.71m | 3:57PM2.87m | 4:21AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM1.28m | 9:51AM1.17m | 10:23PM1.09m | 10:43AM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 183 | 168 | 123 | 37 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
3 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 44 | 34 | 102 | — | 165 | 70 | 46 | 51 | 80 | 71 | 67 | 77 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 139 | 34 | 34 | 71 | 71 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 |
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