Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballycotton today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballycotton at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 41 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM3.85m | 8:29PM3.99m | 8:48AM3.77m | 9:15PM3.84m | 9:33AM3.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.09m | 2:33PM-0.00m | 3:01AM0.18m | 3:18PM0.11m | 3:46AM0.34m | 4:03PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | ENE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 3 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 12 | S 21 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 41 | 38 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 21 | S 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 762 | 777 | 1079 | 147 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 562 | 1165 | 562 | 562 | 277 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 159 | 379 | 562 | 47 |
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