Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 11PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 526 | 383 | 259 | 419 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1811 | 1778 | 1634 | 1336 | 1275 | 1240 | 8586 | 12265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.64m | 11:57AM2.80m | 1:00AM2.66m | 1:19PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM1.51m | 5:23AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.52m | 7:16AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 526 | 383 | 259 | 154 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1811 | 1778 | 1634 | 1336 | 1275 | 1240 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 8586 | 12265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 367 | 253 | 223 | 253 |
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