Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 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) | W 4 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 29 | 25 | 64 | 160 | 374 | 326 | 165 | 193 | 162 | 0 | 233 | 272 | 302 | 1033 | 338 | 238 | 225 | 222 | 98 | 37 | 97 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47AM3.71m | 7:06PM3.84m | 7:20AM3.81m | 7:39PM3.90m | 7:54AM3.84m | 8:14PM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.30m | 1:10PM0.16m | 1:30AM0.21m | 1:44PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.18m | 2:19PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 19 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 29 | 25 | 64 | 160 | 374 | 326 | 165 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 418 | 338 | 238 | 225 | 222 | 98 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 22 | — | 43 | 37 | — | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | S 11 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 12 | 4 | — | 15 | 193 | 162 | 119 | 233 | 272 | 302 | 1033 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 97 | 55 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 73 | 367 | 59 | 187 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 125 | 146 | 166 | 148 | 272 | 311 | 0 | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 219 | 166 | 230 |
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