Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.67m | 1:28PM2.82m | 2:23AM2.71m | 2:51PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM1.57m | 7:10AM1.66m | 8:16PM1.52m | 8:40AM1.55m | 9:24PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 |
22 | 31 | 31 | 94 | 56 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | N 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 7 |
25 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | SW 15 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
10 | 7 | — | 10 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
140 | 175 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 53 | 53 | 31 |
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