
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
221 | 108 | 140 | 86 | 89 | 254 | 633 | 566 | 553 | 625 | 293 | 665 | 1168 | 986 | 1343 | 1872 | 1841 | 2015 | 2445 | 2261 | 2036 | 2672 | 3208 | 2917 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:01AM2.33m | 2:53PM2.53m | 3:42AM2.46m | 4:13PM2.82m | 4:48AM2.70m | 5:09PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM1.08m | 9:17PM0.95m | 9:42AM0.89m | 10:32PM0.66m | 10:44AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 16 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 10 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
221 | 108 | 140 | 86 | 89 | 254 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 115 | 293 | 189 | 92 | 986 | — | — | 212 | 299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | NW 7 | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 58 | — | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 | — | 633 | 566 | 553 | 625 | 121 | 665 | 1168 | — | 1343 | 1872 | 1841 | 2015 | 2445 | 2261 | 2036 | 2672 | 3208 | 2917 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 21 | 60 | 400 | 421 | 400 | 542 | 146 | 146 | 36 | 67 | 146 | 779 | 0 | 366 | 565 | 347 | 341 | 380 | 380 | 595 | 674 | 817 | 619 |
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