Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 69 | 152 | 221 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:45AM2.64m | 1:27PM2.65m | 2:09AM2.59m | 2:52PM2.69m | 3:25AM2.71m | 3:57PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.36m | 8:39AM1.33m | 9:23PM1.28m | 9:51AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 82 | 75 | 72 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | E 6 | — | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 69 | 152 | 221 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 34 | 136 | 136 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 254 | 71 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 73 | 135 | 146 | 146 | 34 | 73 |
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