Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 24 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 70 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM3.88m | 6:15AM3.81m | 6:41PM4.04m | 6:59AM3.93m | 7:24PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.18m | 00:28AM0.15m | 12:45PM-0.00m | 1:12AM0.04m | 1:29PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 53 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 56 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 11 | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | — | S 11 | SE 4 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 147 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 135 | 135 | 146 | 147 | 166 | 148 | 254 | 254 | 47 | 47 | 139 | 139 | 455 | 139 | 259 |
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