Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:54PM4.01m | 7:16AM3.86m | 7:43PM4.05m | 8:02AM3.85m | 8:29PM3.99m | 8:48AM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.08m | 1:47PM-0.02m | 2:16AM0.09m | 2:33PM-0.00m | 3:01AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 5 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 7 | W 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 27 | 23 | 22 | — | 21 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 136 | 73 | 12 | 136 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1545 | 1545 | 1545 | 136 | 151 | 159 | 135 | 147 | 562 |
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