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 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
164 | 156 | 121 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 70 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 46 | 114 | 197 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 |
164 | 156 | 121 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 16 | 9 | — | 9 | 16 | 114 | 197 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | W 10 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | W 12 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
— | 4 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 70 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 20 | 46 | 52 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 25 | 22 | 599 | 246 | 598 | 31 | 624 | 169 | 389 | 263 | 263 | 21 |
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