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Ballycotton surfForecast / Cork / Ireland
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Ballycotton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballycotton sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ballycotton today?
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
226 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 117 | 81 | 79 | 95 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:52PM3.38m | 11:20AM3.10m | 00:00AM3.21m | 12:31PM2.98m | 1:12AM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.60m | 5:35AM0.78m | 5:59PM0.76m | 6:42AM0.90m | 7:07PM0.85m | 7:50AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
226 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 125 | 117 | 81 | 79 | 40 | 76 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
37 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SE 4 |
37 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
62 | 67 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 246 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 215 | 215 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 105 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 105 |
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