Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 8AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6427 | 5032 | 4460 | 4337 | 3978 | 3697 | 3344 | 2760 | 2216 | 1200 | 1073 | 1084 | 1016 | 923 | 819 | 665 | 602 | 532 | 724 | 599 | 492 | 386 | 379 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:11AM2.95m | 9:28PM2.67m | 9:47AM2.73m | 10:06PM2.42m | 10:34AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.57m | 3:21PM0.67m | 3:29AM0.80m | 4:01PM0.94m | 4:09AM1.02m | 4:53PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 6427 | 5032 | 4460 | 4337 | 3978 | 3697 | 3344 | 2760 | 2216 | 1200 | 1073 | 615 | 1016 | 923 | 819 | 665 | 602 | 532 | 556 | 575 | 492 | 386 | 379 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 880 | — | — | 553 | 80 | 213 | 407 | 465 | 531 | 724 | 599 | 414 | 334 | 252 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 972 | 1084 | — | 433 | 427 | 334 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 36 | 14 | 36 | 67 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 67 | 347 | 347 | 475 | 477 | 445 | 279 | 90 | 83 | 83 | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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