
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1672 | 1761 | 1761 | 1576 | 1367 | 1144 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 841 | 772 | 862 | 1236 | 1554 | 2546 | 1615 | 2995 | 2677 | 2140 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM2.25m | 2:21AM2.04m | 2:58PM2.38m | 3:33AM2.21m | 3:51PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM1.33m | 8:21AM1.26m | 9:27PM1.13m | 9:27AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 |
1672 | 1761 | 1761 | 1576 | 1367 | 1144 | 946 | 932 | 841 | 841 | 772 | 862 | 1236 | 1554 | — | — | — | — | 2140 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2546 | 1615 | 2995 | 2677 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 56 | 91 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 161 | 318 | 145 | 145 |
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