Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 220 | 403 | 440 | 396 | 352 | 327 | 316 | 328 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.25m | 3:53AM2.18m | 4:26PM2.43m | 4:52AM2.36m | 5:14PM2.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.21m | 10:41PM1.12m | 10:50AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 220 | 403 | 440 | 396 | 352 | 327 | 316 | 328 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 57 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | W 16 | NW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 331 | 325 | 325 | 209 | 209 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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