Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 180 | 191 | 166 | 124 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 117 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM3.62m | 9:36AM3.51m | 10:00PM3.51m | 10:20AM3.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.37m | 3:45AM0.51m | 4:02PM0.49m | 4:26AM0.63m | 4:47PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 114 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 44 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 180 | 191 | 166 | 124 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 117 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 74 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 228 | 196 | 193 | 0 | 228 | 166 | 368 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 230 | 455 | 518 | 518 | 455 | 455 | 455 |
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