Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 133 | 160 | 156 | 189 | 193 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 90 | 82 | 86 | 51 | 36 | 60 | 49 | 76 | 53 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM3.49m | 5:15AM3.38m | 5:23PM3.69m | 5:47AM3.55m | 5:55PM3.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.47m | 11:12AM0.57m | 11:35PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | N 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 133 | 160 | 156 | 189 | 193 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 90 | 82 | 86 | 51 | 36 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 53 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 7 | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 60 | 49 | 76 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 136 | 118 | 136 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 21 |
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