
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SW 5 | SW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03AM3.31m | 6:25PM3.46m | 6:39AM3.44m | 7:00PM3.58m | 7:13AM3.54m | 7:34PM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:26PM0.55m | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:02PM0.41m | 1:23AM0.46m | 1:37PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 12 | W 10 | SW 10 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 13 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | W 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 10 |
2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 272 | 388 | 379 | 59 | 255 | 266 | 371 | 455 | 455 | 455 | 379 | 136 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 151 | 1981 | 1466 | 62 |
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