Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, severe gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 117 | 131 | 181 | 526 | 383 | 259 | 419 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1811 | 1778 | 1634 | 1511 | 1275 | 1344 | 1379 | 8711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.89m | 11:30PM2.64m | 11:57AM2.80m | 1:00AM2.66m | 1:19PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM1.51m | 5:23AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.52m | 7:16AM1.65m | 8:04PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | 260 | 117 | 131 | 156 | 526 | 383 | 259 | 160 | 696 | 1367 | 1682 | 2053 | 2171 | 1921 | 1865 | 1811 | 1778 | 1634 | 1511 | 1275 | 1344 | 1379 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | W 10 | NW 10 | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 69 | 82 | 181 | 15 | 15 | 162 | 419 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NNW 12 | WNW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 29 | 75 | 50 | 14 | 37 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8711 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 248 | 209 | 18 | 209 |
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