Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 123 | 275 | 419 | 367 | 336 | 238 | 206 | 154 | 143 | 209 | 1016 | 2804 | 762 | 233 | 136 | 96 | 90 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:41PM2.83m | 3:06AM2.85m | 3:32PM3.08m | 3:52AM3.12m | 4:13PM3.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM1.11m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:54PM0.85m | 10:11AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | — | — | 367 | 336 | 238 | 206 | 154 | 44 | 84 | 1016 | 2804 | 762 | 233 | 94 | 75 | 90 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 11 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 59 | 21 | 1622 | 55 | 164 | 136 | 96 | 45 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | E 6 | — | S 15 | SW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | 74 | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 123 | 275 | 419 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 143 | 209 | 48 | 140 | 99 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 67 | 300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 138 | 246 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 146 | 151 | 246 | 54 | 187 | 262 | 560 | 553 | 580 | 777 | 0 |
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