Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 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 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 241 | 238 | 519 | 380 | 319 | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50PM3.31m | 9:11AM3.30m | 9:29PM3.06m | 9:53AM3.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.62m | 3:07AM0.71m | 3:32PM0.86m | 3:47AM0.94m | 4:18PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | 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 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 408 | 202 | 170 | 519 | 380 | 319 | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 241 | 238 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 269 | 275 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 135 |
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