Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 42 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 73 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 56 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 337 | 275 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM3.56m | 9:23PM3.35m | 9:42AM3.29m | 10:02PM3.07m | 10:25AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.57m | 3:40AM0.72m | 4:04PM0.84m | 4:19AM0.97m | 4:49PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 69 | 42 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 16 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 70 | 159 | 103 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 69 | 74 | 52 | 64 | 56 | 35 | 84 | 240 | 337 | 275 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 47 | 230 | 138 | 385 | 455 | 455 | 464 | 0 | 464 | 467 | 807 | 455 | 455 | 269 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 464 | 385 | 138 | 138 |
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