Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 61 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:04AM3.14m | 5:26PM3.33m | 5:41AM3.36m | 6:01PM3.54m | 6:14AM3.55m | 6:34PM3.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.69m | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:02PM0.47m | 00:22AM0.45m | 12:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 41 | 27 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 4 | S 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | E 4 | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 135 | 159 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 159 | 255 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 561 | 166 | 147 | 135 |
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