Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 673 | 489 | 328 | 408 | 629 | 1164 | 2039 | 4085 | 8090 | 9647 | 8436 | 6788 | 7218 | 6175 | 5368 | 3965 | 3124 | 2261 | 1686 | 1388 | 1037 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:52PM3.51m | 6:14AM3.42m | 6:32PM3.49m | 6:52AM3.43m | 7:13PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.05m | 00:00AM-0.05m | 12:16PM-0.00m | 00:37AM-0.00m | 12:57PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 673 | 489 | 328 | 408 | 629 | 25 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7218 | 6175 | — | — | 3124 | 2261 | 1686 | 1388 | 1037 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 469 | 320 | 205 | 121 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1164 | 2039 | 4085 | 8090 | 9647 | 8436 | 6788 | — | — | 5368 | 3965 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 334 | 334 | 400 | 322 | 400 | 400 | 1090 | 785 | 1120 | 1121 | 1143 | 890 | 587 | 587 | 455 | 366 | 366 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 5 |
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