Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 4AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01PM3.63m | 10:19AM3.42m | 10:47PM3.38m | 11:08AM3.21m | 11:37PM3.13m | 12:02PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.54m | 4:49PM0.54m | 5:15AM0.75m | 5:37PM0.79m | 6:04AM0.95m | 6:30PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 18 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 150 | 151 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 980 | 268 | 333 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 379 | 379 | 924 | 379 |
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