
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 50 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.63m | 2:55AM2.64m | 3:29PM2.83m | 3:52AM2.88m | 4:16PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM1.33m | 9:18AM1.20m | 9:51PM1.11m | 10:11AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 3 | S 12 | E 5 |
2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 50 | 44 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 21 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 2 | ESE 3 |
13 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 142 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 105 | 135 | 135 |
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