Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 107 | 141 | 117 | 77 | 196 | 197 | 138 | 117 | 99 | 121 | 17 | 4 | 212 | 189 | 211 | 124 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM3.58m | 9:19PM3.62m | 9:36AM3.51m | 10:00PM3.51m | 10:20AM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.37m | 3:45AM0.51m | 4:02PM0.49m | 4:26AM0.63m | 4:47PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 5 | 117 | 77 | 5 | 187 | 138 | 117 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 18 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 141 | 8 | 51 | 196 | 197 | — | — | 99 | 121 | 100 | 139 | 212 | 189 | 211 | 124 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 57 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 196 | 136 | 193 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 255 | 371 | 368 | 368 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 385 | 703 | 930 | 455 | 455 |
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