Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (27 Aug):
- 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 Ballyheigue at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
90 | 90 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 51 | 62 | 68 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 58 | 98 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:37PM3.93m | 6:02AM3.77m | 6:09PM4.07m | 6:33AM3.90m | 6:41PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.44m | 00:18AM0.13m | 12:26PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | WSW 9 |
90 | 90 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 51 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 30 | 141 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 9 | NW 5 |
3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | W 7 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 62 | 68 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 20 | 39 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 118 | 108 | 44 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 263 | 598 | 323 | 29 | 323 | 666 | 171 | 16 |
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