Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballydavid today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballydavid at 9PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballydavid. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | W 14 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 624 | 556 | 435 | 372 | 273 | 200 | 187 | 141 | 134 | 100 | 68 | 160 | 454 | 893 | 1757 | 2090 | 2107 | 2468 | 2233 | 2168 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.88m | 10:00PM2.61m | 10:24AM2.69m | 11:19PM2.47m | 11:48AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM1.21m | 3:44AM1.44m | 4:44PM1.40m | 5:13AM1.59m | 6:33PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 801 | 624 | 556 | 435 | 372 | 273 | 200 | 187 | 161 | 255 | 565 | 446 | 324 | 205 | 893 | 1757 | 2090 | 2107 | 2468 | 2233 | 2168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | WNW 16 | WSW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 291 | 281 | 221 | 272 | 263 | 243 | 190 | 117 | 141 | 102 | 100 | 68 | 160 | 454 | 153 | 23 | 22 | 113 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 280 | 340 | 335 | 147 | 136 | 108 | 108 | 96 | 85 | 134 | 24 | 15 | 68 | 43 | 43 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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