
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 10PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7596 | 6528 | 5620 | 2466 | 4054 | 3046 | 2459 | 2019 | 1656 | 807 | 524 | 521 | 363 | 306 | 221 | 314 | 430 | 811 | 915 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:32PM3.49m | 6:52AM3.43m | 7:13PM3.37m | 7:34AM3.36m | 7:59PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM-0.00m | 00:37AM-0.00m | 12:57PM0.03m | 1:17AM0.12m | 1:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
— | — | 5620 | 2466 | — | — | 2459 | 2019 | 1656 | 807 | 506 | 521 | 363 | 306 | 221 | 314 | 430 | 811 | 915 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
— | — | — | 2135 | — | — | — | — | — | 582 | 524 | 310 | 234 | 196 | 171 | 94 | 58 | 41 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
7596 | 6528 | — | — | 4054 | 3046 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1222 | 890 | 587 | 587 | 587 | 439 | 36 | 67 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 83 | 400 | 400 |
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