Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 11 | NE 3 | ESE 4 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:11AM3.30m | 9:29PM3.06m | 9:53AM3.04m | 10:14PM2.82m | 10:46AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.86m | 3:47AM0.94m | 4:18PM1.10m | 4:38AM1.16m | 5:19PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 240 | 172 | 147 | 114 | 93 | 67 | 50 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | SE 4 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 269 | 278 | 47 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 139 | 135 | 135 |
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