
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
227 | 232 | 202 | 206 | 211 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 199 | 194 | 185 | 153 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 126 | 260 | 232 | 214 | 192 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.76m | 12:41PM2.44m | 1:06AM2.69m | 1:52PM2.46m | 2:21AM2.67m | 3:08PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.78m | 6:40PM0.91m | 7:32AM0.81m | 7:55PM0.93m | 8:44AM0.78m | 9:13PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
227 | 232 | 202 | 206 | 211 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 165 | 162 | 199 | 194 | 185 | 153 | 153 | 125 | 122 | 99 | 260 | 232 | 214 | 192 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 71 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 83 |
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