Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 65 | 93 | 91 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 105 | 140 | 107 | 176 | 139 | 118 | 102 | 96 | 104 | 125 | 198 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:21AM3.62m | 8:42PM3.69m | 8:57AM3.58m | 9:19PM3.62m | 9:36AM3.51m | 10:00PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.30m | 3:08AM0.43m | 3:23PM0.37m | 3:45AM0.51m | 4:02PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 65 | 93 | 91 | 107 | 107 | 88 | 105 | 2 | 107 | 5 | 139 | 118 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 8 | ESE 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 140 | 7 | 176 | — | — | 102 | 96 | 104 | 125 | 198 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 73 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 136 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 323 | 311 | 311 |
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