Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballycotton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:29PM3.99m | 8:48AM3.77m | 9:15PM3.84m | 9:33AM3.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM-0.00m | 3:01AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:46AM0.34m | 4:03PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | E 3 | ENE 6 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 19 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 19 | ENE 4 | S 19 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | S 5 | S 11 | — | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 15 | S 12 | SSW 19 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 2 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | E 5 | — | N 2 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 21 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 762 | 135 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 147 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 339 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 254 | 74 | 159 | 159 | |
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