Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyheigue today (17 Aug):
- 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 (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyheigue at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballyheigue. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 110 | 167 | 203 | 251 | 308 | 355 | 483 | 739 | 1053 | 1609 | 1597 | 1583 | 1699 | 2088 | 1893 | 1700 | 1434 | 1247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01PM3.78m | 9:27AM3.56m | 9:42PM3.45m | 10:07AM3.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.55m | 3:04AM0.55m | 3:21PM0.83m | 3:42AM0.91m | 4:05PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 17 | WNW 9 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 739 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 7 | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | SW 17 | N 7 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 110 | 167 | 203 | 251 | 308 | 355 | 483 | — | 1053 | 1609 | 1597 | 1583 | 1699 | 2088 | 1893 | 1700 | 1434 | 1247 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 371 | 25 | 578 | 169 | 131 | 363 | 779 | 759 | 759 | 214 | 360 | 377 | 369 | 381 | 369 | 371 | 388 | 363 |
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