Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 595 | 1153 | 1963 | 3392 | 3226 | 3001 | 2777 | 3053 | 3808 | 3699 | 2975 | 2521 | 2070 | 1878 | 1358 | 1016 | 794 | 669 | 627 | 616 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM4.00m | 7:48PM3.97m | 8:07AM3.94m | 8:28PM3.83m | 8:48AM3.79m | 9:12PM3.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.12m | 2:33PM0.15m | 2:52AM0.28m | 3:17PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 8 | SW 9 | W 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2070 | 1565 | 1358 | 76 | 49 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 110 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 595 | 1153 | 1963 | 3392 | — | 3001 | 2777 | 3053 | 3808 | 3699 | 2975 | 2521 | — | 1878 | — | 1016 | 794 | 669 | 627 | 616 | 530 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 713 | 897 | 903 | 467 | 780 | 254 | 259 | 268 | 467 | 504 | 488 | 254 | 138 | 0 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 254 | 254 | 138 | 138 |
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