Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47PM3.36m | 11:11AM3.24m | 11:43PM3.18m | 12:15PM3.10m | 00:54AM3.05m | 1:32PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.77m | 5:42PM0.80m | 6:15AM0.91m | 6:51PM0.93m | 7:31AM0.98m | 8:15PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | S 16 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | S 15 | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 5 | W 9 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 266 | 136 | 151 | 166 | 151 | 166 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 147 | 147 | 151 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 135 | 138 | 151 | 254 | 166 | 166 | 147 |
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