Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 253 | 224 | 196 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 93 | 120 | 87 | 140 | 166 | 214 | 265 | 287 | 412 | 567 | 928 | 1386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 217 | 253 | 224 | 196 | 129 | 102 | 99 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 120 | 87 | 140 | 166 | 214 | 265 | 287 | 412 | 567 | 928 | 1386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 44 | 214 | 118 | 118 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 214 | 365 | 25 | 598 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 759 | 1086 | 768 | 369 |
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