Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 178 | 208 | 279 | 266 | 305 | 356 | 314 | 307 | 262 | 216 | 171 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 123 | 118 | 92 | 48 | 45 | 62 | 31 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26AM3.20m | 8:50PM3.55m | 9:17AM3.06m | 9:41PM3.47m | 10:08AM2.87m | 10:34PM3.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.13m | 3:04AM0.11m | 3:12PM0.21m | 3:58AM0.25m | 4:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | 10:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
189 | 178 | 208 | — | 266 | 305 | 356 | 314 | 307 | 262 | 216 | 171 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 132 | 123 | 118 | 92 | 48 | 26 | 62 | 31 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | N 4 | NW 7 | N 4 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 6 | 27 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 4 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 103 | 146 | 28 | 0 |
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