Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 432 | 439 | 383 | 863 | 987 | 797 | 809 | 737 | 714 | 617 | 607 | 607 | 617 | 712 | 635 | 505 | 456 | 360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50PM2.87m | 9:18AM3.00m | 9:54PM2.57m | 10:29AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.38m | 2:51AM0.56m | 3:36PM0.63m | 3:52AM0.79m | 4:56PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 447 | 432 | 439 | 383 | 863 | 987 | 797 | 809 | 737 | 714 | 617 | 607 | 607 | 617 | 712 | 635 | 505 | 456 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 84 | 191 | 360 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 24 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 259 | 90 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 83 | 90 | 59 | 39 | 39 |
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