
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
850 | 710 | 553 | 543 | 433 | 374 | 245 | 281 | 683 | 1272 | 6960 | 7997 | 7177 | 6932 | 5960 | 4518 | 3820 | 2931 | 2548 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.90m | 5:34AM2.74m | 5:48PM3.14m | 6:05AM2.95m | 6:18PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.61m | 11:30AM0.51m | 11:58PM0.36m | 12:00PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
850 | 710 | 553 | 543 | 433 | 374 | 245 | 281 | 683 | 1272 | 6960 | 7997 | 7177 | 6932 | 5960 | 4518 | 3820 | 2931 | 2548 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 60 | 400 | 366 | 128 | 60 | 36 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 72 |
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