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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 3PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1336 | 1240 | 1221 | 1246 | 10978 | 9086 | 7878 | 5901 | 5382 | 3113 | 4187 | 3602 | 3245 | 3090 | 3042 | 2263 | 1986 | 1818 | 1631 | 1422 | 1288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:19PM2.88m | 2:11AM2.85m | 2:21PM3.09m | 3:01AM3.13m | 3:09PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 11 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1336 | 1240 | 1221 | 1246 | — | — | — | — | — | 3113 | 4187 | 3602 | 3245 | — | — | 2263 | 1986 | 1818 | 1631 | 1422 | 1288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 16 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 163 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 10978 | 9086 | 7878 | 5901 | 5382 | 1920 | — | — | — | 3090 | 3042 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 22 | 254 | 22 | 209 | 120 | 209 | 225 | 326 | 365 | 350 | 623 | 617 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 36 |
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