Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 301 | 257 | 190 | 161 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.83m | 12:01PM2.86m | 00:49AM2.67m | 1:28PM2.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:29AM1.53m | 6:34PM1.57m | 7:10AM1.66m | 8:16PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 |
| kJ | 359 | 301 | 257 | 190 | 161 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 110 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | SW 15 | NW 10 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | 537 | 370 | 273 | 191 | 134 | 229 | 211 | 150 | 154 | 185 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 935 | 110 | 110 | 69 | 118 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 73 | 29 | 29 |
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