Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 246 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:21AM2.91m | 4:46PM3.09m | 5:04AM3.14m | 5:26PM3.33m | 5:41AM3.36m | 6:01PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.94m | 11:09PM0.87m | 11:25AM0.69m | 11:47PM0.64m | 12:02PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 5 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 246 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 37 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 62 | 135 | 136 | 135 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 135 | 62 | 148 | 159 | 148 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 151 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
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