Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 595 | 611 | 657 | 585 | 646 | 805 | 764 | 966 | 1619 | 1594 | 1376 | 1201 | 1080 | 830 | 595 | 435 | 340 | 281 | 198 | 232 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06PM3.68m | 5:24AM3.74m | 5:41PM3.65m | 5:59AM3.72m | 6:16PM3.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.31m | 11:49AM0.33m | 00:02AM0.34m | 12:23PM0.40m | 00:36AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
 | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | 4:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 495 | 504 | 451 | 475 | 522 | 646 | 805 | 764 | 966 | 1619 | 1594 | 1376 | 1201 | 1080 | 830 | 595 | 435 | 340 | 281 | 198 | 232 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 186 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 75 | 263 | 272 | 1077 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 539 | 595 | 611 | 657 | 585 | 503 | 378 | 329 | 288 | 273 | 245 | 244 | 247 | 288 | 345 | 349 | 284 | 247 | 217 | 184 | 184 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 71 | 71 | 54 | 21 | 12 |
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