
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
653 | 692 | 778 | 835 | 705 | 731 | 665 | 1012 | 1029 | 937 | 828 | 679 | 655 | 561 | 511 | 426 | 258 | 322 | 256 | 191 | 177 | 144 | 110 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06AM3.26m | 7:20PM3.55m | 7:38AM3.33m | 7:53PM3.53m | 8:12AM3.33m | 8:29PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.02m | 1:03PM0.03m | 1:28AM-0.04m | 1:37PM-0.00m | 2:00AM-0.01m | 2:13PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 10 |
653 | 692 | 778 | 835 | 705 | 3 | 665 | 1012 | 1029 | 937 | 828 | 679 | 655 | 561 | 511 | 426 | 258 | 322 | 256 | 191 | 177 | 144 | 110 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 144 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | WNW 11 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 |
5 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 731 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 439 | 60 | 146 | 411 | 380 | 67 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 91 | 92 | 329 | 346 |
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