Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 7AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1640 | 2203 | 3054 | 4647 | 7296 | 9830 | 11305 | 11448 | 9857 | 7556 | 6090 | 4575 | 5681 | 5004 | 4699 | 4135 | 3793 | 3485 | 2859 | 1148 | 1298 | 2821 | 3094 | 3390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:06AM3.09m | 9:32PM2.86m | 9:53AM2.83m | 10:31PM2.58m | 11:02AM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.91m | 3:09PM1.00m | 3:25AM1.21m | 4:01PM1.28m | 4:22AM1.48m | 5:29PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | W 14 | SW 16 | W 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11448 | 9857 | 7556 | 6090 | 4575 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 2859 | 1148 | 1298 | 2821 | 3094 | 3390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | SW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 25 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1640 | 2203 | 3054 | 4647 | 7296 | 9830 | 11305 | — | — | — | — | 408 | 5681 | 5004 | 4699 | 4135 | 3793 | 3485 | — | 1282 | 1184 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 166 | 614 | 700 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 510 | 30 | 588 | 614 | 405 | 598 | 414 | 598 | 30 | 598 | 598 | 598 | 166 | 598 | 166 | 30 | 2 |
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