Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37PM3.78m | 5:11AM3.67m | 5:24PM4.01m | 5:57AM3.83m | 6:08PM4.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.14m | 11:09AM0.33m | 11:39PM-0.08m | 11:52AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 198 | 227 | 325 | 13 | 12 | 327 | 320 | 382 | 392 | 531 | 575 | 573 | 500 | 480 | 416 | 408 | 334 | 307 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 132 | 60 | 535 | 502 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 243 |
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