Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | 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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 179 | 175 | 163 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 360 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 160 | 188 | 142 | 169 | 65 | 188 | 183 | 127 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM3.90m | 5:39PM4.27m | 6:11AM4.07m | 6:22PM4.41m | 6:53AM4.14m | 7:04PM4.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.15m | 11:21AM0.36m | 11:52PM-0.09m | 12:05PM0.21m | 00:34AM-0.21m | 12:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 173 | 179 | 175 | 163 | 163 | 169 | 302 | 332 | 360 | 290 | 284 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 217 | 198 | 160 | 188 | 142 | — | 65 | — | — | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | W 8 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 169 | 55 | 188 | 183 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 44 | 25 | 214 | 214 | 36 | 36 | 385 | 118 | 385 | 390 | 390 |
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