Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue 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 Ballyheigue at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| 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 Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 119 | 90 | 101 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 65 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 105 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | 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 | 11:24AM0.61m | 11:48PM0.28m | 11:55AM0.44m | 00:18AM0.13m | 12:26PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
121 | 119 | 90 | 101 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 31 | 105 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 12 | N 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
— | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | WSW 9 | W 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — |
8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17 | 177 | 118 | 118 | 626 | 623 | 22 | 17 | 598 | 263 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 363 | 666 | 17 |
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