
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 10 | W 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 93 | 38 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 54 | 2 | 3 | 270 | 472 | 628 | 513 | 525 | 719 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:59PM3.35m | 4:26AM3.35m | 4:54PM3.64m | 5:15AM3.62m | 5:40PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.71m | 10:36PM0.59m | 10:57AM0.42m | 11:26PM0.34m | 11:44AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
125 | 93 | 38 | 20 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 386 | 316 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 45 | 54 | 21 | 91 | 270 | 472 | 628 | 513 | 525 | 719 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 814 | 926 | 567 | 455 | 455 | 230 | 47 | 47 | 138 | 166 | 254 | 151 | 253 | 255 | 253 | 147 | 148 | 467 | 0 | 0 |
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