Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
118 | 151 | 279 | 306 | 325 | 318 | 372 | 300 | 856 | 722 | 772 | 424 | 318 | 260 | 268 | 306 | 292 | 135 | 107 | 110 | 187 | 196 | 218 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM3.97m | 7:14PM4.14m | 7:38AM3.96m | 7:49PM4.05m | 8:13AM3.88m | 8:27PM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.06m | 12:58PM0.28m | 1:19AM0.08m | 1:31PM0.31m | 1:52AM0.18m | 2:07PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
118 | 151 | 279 | 306 | 325 | 318 | 372 | 300 | — | — | — | 424 | 318 | 260 | 268 | 306 | 292 | 135 | 107 | 110 | 187 | 196 | 218 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 6 | WSW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 16 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 93 | 70 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 69 | 62 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | — | W 18 | W 17 | N 7 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 856 | 722 | 772 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 209 | 138 | 214 | 360 | 509 | 360 | 138 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 44 | 214 | 25 | 22 |
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