Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
169 | 302 | 332 | 354 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 143 | 140 | 86 | 137 | 134 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:39PM4.27m | 6:11AM4.07m | 6:22PM4.41m | 6:53AM4.14m | 7:04PM4.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM-0.09m | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:34AM-0.21m | 12:45PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
169 | 302 | 332 | 354 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 143 | 140 | 86 | 137 | 134 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
27 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 16 | 330 | 371 | 66 | 118 | 29 | 578 | 578 |
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