Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 6AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 231 | 184 | 168 | 131 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 56 | 40 | 146 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 205 | 179 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM3.36m | 10:46AM3.28m | 11:19PM3.10m | 11:54AM3.06m | 00:36AM2.91m | 1:20PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.77m | 5:20PM0.84m | 5:53AM0.97m | 6:39PM1.02m | 7:20AM1.07m | 8:13PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 381 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | W 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | W 19 | SE 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 34 | — | — | 33 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 10 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 552 | 231 | 184 | 168 | 131 | 104 | 88 | 77 | 56 | 40 | 146 | — | 23 | 11 | 19 | 37 | 55 | 73 | 81 | 119 | 169 | 205 | 179 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 263 | 230 | 347 | 464 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 146 | 256 | 256 | 253 | 253 | 255 | 254 |
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