Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 308 | 260 | 117 | 133 | 176 | 543 | 396 | 274 | 419 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 1941 | 1921 | 1805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.10m | 10:12PM2.80m | 10:34AM2.89m | 11:30PM2.64m | 11:57AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM1.31m | 3:53AM1.57m | 4:55PM1.51m | 5:23AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 917 | 799 | 642 | 524 | 444 | 308 | 260 | 117 | 133 | 146 | 543 | 396 | 274 | 198 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 1941 | 1921 | 1805 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 30 | 69 | 82 | 176 | 24 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 8 | 29 | 44 | 50 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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