Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 1884 | 1834 | 2179 | 1743 | 1427 | 1324 | 1182 | 2667 | 1082 | 1082 | 1182 | 1059 | 831 | 1045 | 934 | 801 | 613 | 556 | 435 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:54AM3.35m | 8:19PM3.11m | 8:32AM3.12m | 9:02PM2.84m | 9:19AM2.88m | 10:00PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.69m | 2:12AM0.95m | 2:39PM0.95m | 2:51AM1.21m | 3:29PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6645 | 4226 | 3981 | 2953 | 2815 | 2486 | 2259 | 2191 | 2667 | 1082 | 1082 | 1182 | 1059 | 831 | 1045 | 934 | 801 | 613 | 556 | 435 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | WSW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 257 | 1884 | 1834 | 2179 | 1743 | 1427 | 1324 | — | 604 | 1108 | 889 | 686 | 657 | 550 | 361 | 201 | 303 | 281 | 180 | 268 | 259 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | 5 | 969 | 743 | 478 | 418 | 223 | 245 | 280 | 340 | 335 | 147 | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1058 | 1182 | 836 | 876 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 166 | 209 | 209 | 434 | 440 | 124 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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