Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 47 | 32 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 64 | 47 | 82 | 100 | 5 | 88 | 64 | 188 | 433 | 887 | 373 | 829 | 343 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:41AM3.36m | 6:01PM3.54m | 6:14AM3.55m | 6:34PM3.72m | 6:47AM3.71m | 7:06PM3.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM0.47m | 00:22AM0.45m | 12:36PM0.28m | 00:56AM0.30m | 1:10PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 32 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 64 | 47 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 464 | 373 | 398 | 343 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 6 | W 3 | W 3 | — | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 82 | 100 | 143 | 88 | 64 | 188 | 433 | 887 | 9 | 829 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 136 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 135 | 135 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 148 | 467 | 152 | 467 | 136 | 560 | 54 | 287 | 181 | 181 | 0 |
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