Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 4 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 107 | 13 | 76 | 223 | 253 | 224 | 163 | 129 | 102 | 78 | 76 | 94 | 60 | 132 | 154 | 171 | 226 | 287 | 398 | 585 | 710 | 875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:11AM3.99m | 8:22PM4.08m | 8:49AM3.79m | 9:01PM3.78m | 9:27AM3.56m | 9:42PM3.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.33m | 2:27AM0.22m | 2:41PM0.55m | 3:04AM0.55m | 3:21PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | W 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 86 | 107 | 75 | 48 | 223 | 253 | 224 | 163 | 129 | 102 | 78 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 287 | 398 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | W 16 | N 7 | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | 30 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 94 | 60 | 132 | 154 | 171 | 226 | — | — | 585 | 710 | 875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 220 | 214 | 177 | 118 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 44 | 214 | 25 | 599 | 169 | 118 | 118 | 25 | 1077 | 759 | 759 |
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