Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:24PM3.66m | 9:41AM3.52m | 10:04PM3.38m | 10:23AM3.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.27m | 3:47AM0.48m | 4:06PM0.53m | 4:25AM0.72m | 4:47PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 45 | 57 | 38 | 35 | 67 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 39 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 69 | 97 | 80 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 396 | 151 | 455 | 54 | 12 | 263 | 790 | 777 | 655 | 283 | 230 | 385 | 380 | 388 | 380 | 385 | 332 | 263 |
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