Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 2AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM3.10m | 11:10AM3.01m | 11:38PM2.83m | 12:09PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.81m | 5:07AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | 6:00AM1.19m | 6:38PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 6 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 22 | 40 | 32 | 20 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 6 | E 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 83 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 122 | 311 | 467 | 263 | 271 | 230 | 287 | 455 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 258 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
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