Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 8AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:48AM3.77m | 9:15PM3.84m | 9:33AM3.62m | 10:01PM3.63m | 10:19AM3.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:46AM0.34m | 4:03PM0.30m | 4:30AM0.54m | 4:49PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | E 3 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 19 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSE 5 | E 4 | — | S 18 | E 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 37 | 30 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | S 5 | S 11 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 135 | 135 | 147 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 254 | 74 | 159 | 47 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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