Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1102 | 664 | 828 | 1232 | 1782 | 2344 | 2888 | 3448 | 3759 | 3783 | 3497 | 3634 | 3989 | 4648 | 6011 | 6194 | 5493 | 4275 | 3399 | 2974 | 2504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04PM3.73m | 4:34AM3.70m | 4:45PM3.87m | 5:10AM3.83m | 5:23PM3.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.54m | 10:19PM0.17m | 10:35AM0.34m | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:11AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 1102 | 664 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6194 | 5493 | 4275 | 3399 | 2974 | 2504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | W 17 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 115 | 828 | 1232 | 1782 | 2344 | 2888 | 3448 | 3759 | 3783 | 3497 | 3634 | 3989 | 4648 | 6011 | 5323 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 314 | 30 | 656 | 532 | 614 | 668 | 669 | 780 | 947 | 969 | 957 | 624 | 707 | 656 | 588 | 588 | 510 | 30 | 2 | 0 |
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