Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
43 | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 200 | 186 | 189 | 198 | 196 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 8:14PM3.88m | 8:30AM3.80m | 8:51PM3.77m | 9:09AM3.69m | 9:32PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.12m | 2:38AM0.24m | 2:55PM0.22m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:35PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
43 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
24 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | 67 | 65 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 86 | 200 | 186 | 189 | 198 | 196 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 263 | 59 | 254 | 148 | 230 | 166 | 151 | 166 | 255 | 147 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 137 | 272 | 280 | 368 | 254 | 254 |
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