Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 180 | 230 | 172 | 240 | 285 | 703 | 216 | 281 | 272 | 222 | 177 | 60 | 42 | 59 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM3.81m | 7:39PM3.90m | 7:54AM3.84m | 8:14PM3.88m | 8:30AM3.80m | 8:51PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.21m | 1:44PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.18m | 2:19PM0.12m | 2:38AM0.24m | 2:55PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 274 | 216 | 281 | 272 | 222 | 177 | 35 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 193 | 180 | 230 | 172 | 240 | 285 | 703 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 59 | 65 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 36 | 41 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 136 | 146 | 148 | 147 | 272 | 0 | 246 | 230 | 535 | 230 | 0 | 138 | 151 | 21 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 166 | 283 | 151 | 148 |
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