Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
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 kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM3.39m | 10:47PM3.36m | 11:11AM3.24m | 11:43PM3.18m | 12:15PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.64m | 5:15AM0.77m | 5:42PM0.80m | 6:15AM0.91m | 6:51PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | — | — | W 9 | S 6 | S 15 | SW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 897 | 703 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 274 | 274 | 274 | 135 | 146 | 148 | 166 | 147 | 135 |
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