Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 83 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:27PM2.65m | 2:09AM2.59m | 2:52PM2.69m | 3:25AM2.71m | 3:57PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM1.36m | 8:39AM1.33m | 9:23PM1.28m | 9:51AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 77 | 74 | 77 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 36 | 83 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | — | W 8 | SW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 35 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 34 | 136 | 136 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 73 | 73 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 135 | 136 | 136 |
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