Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 160 | 286 | 339 | 505 | 193 | 84 | 250 | 183 | 230 | 318 | 703 | 903 | 384 | 235 | 183 | 94 | 60 | 26 | 79 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:06PM3.84m | 7:20AM3.81m | 7:39PM3.90m | 7:54AM3.84m | 8:14PM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:30AM0.21m | 1:44PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.18m | 2:19PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | NE 4 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 19 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 73 | 160 | 286 | 339 | 249 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 292 | 293 | 384 | 235 | 183 | 94 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | S 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | 24 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 22 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 505 | 193 | 35 | 250 | 183 | 230 | 318 | 703 | 903 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 79 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 258 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 135 | 135 | 166 | 147 | 272 | 125 | 0 | 263 | 653 | 0 | 366 | 138 | 148 | 230 | 148 |
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