
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
175 | 175 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:38AM2.75m | 4:18PM2.78m | 4:47AM2.89m | 5:19PM3.04m | 5:47AM3.05m | 6:13PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.68m | 10:25PM0.65m | 10:55AM0.52m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:49AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
175 | 175 | 124 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 86 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | W 15 | N 5 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | W 14 | W 20 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
6 | 13 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 59 | 83 | 83 | 130 | 130 | 128 | 59 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 367 | 327 | 329 | 327 | 327 | 329 | 211 | 209 | 39 | 21 |
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