Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon night, gales from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1811 | 1838 | 1634 | 1336 | 1387 | 1221 | 1846 | 9465 | 7612 | 6755 | 5238 | 4830 | 2782 | 3950 | 3659 | 3434 | 2981 | 2796 | 2249 | 2020 | 1881 | 1689 | 1358 | 3074 |
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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.66m | 1:19PM2.88m | 2:11AM2.85m | 2:21PM3.09m | 3:01AM3.13m | 3:09PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.31m | 8:23AM1.42m | 8:52PM1.03m | 9:08AM1.14m | 9:29PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 1811 | 1838 | 1634 | 1336 | 1387 | 1221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2782 | 3950 | — | 3434 | 2981 | 2796 | 2249 | 2020 | 1881 | 1689 | 1358 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1846 | 9465 | 7612 | 6755 | 5238 | 4830 | 1806 | — | 3659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 3074 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 16 | 254 | 255 | 42 | 150 | 209 | 230 | 326 | 364 | 350 | 385 | 617 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 16 | 4 | 36 | 230 | 29 | 362 |
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