Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 43 | 1 | 112 | 188 | 268 | 326 | 262 | 205 | 176 | 154 | 120 | 98 | 601 | 1580 | 1505 | 470 | 194 | 104 | 85 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.83m | 3:06AM2.85m | 3:32PM3.08m | 3:52AM3.12m | 4:13PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM1.19m | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:54PM0.85m | 10:11AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -6 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 43 | 1 | 16 | 17 | — | — | 262 | 205 | 176 | 154 | 66 | 90 | 601 | 1580 | 1505 | 470 | 194 | 96 | 85 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | S 6 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 915 | 355 | 125 | 113 | 104 | 84 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 15 | S 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 72 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 98 | 72 | 88 | 112 | 188 | 268 | 326 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 120 | 98 | 30 | 181 | 116 | 62 | 66 | 74 | 52 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 430 | 560 | 138 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 150 | 151 | 272 | 54 | 187 | 268 | 533 | 553 | 564 | 777 | 790 |
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