Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 50 | 64 | 58 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06AM3.04m | 7:22PM3.42m | 7:36AM3.12m | 7:51PM3.48m | 8:07AM3.17m | 8:22PM3.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.18m | 1:30AM0.16m | 1:33PM0.09m | 2:00AM0.09m | 2:03PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 64 | 58 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 365 | 351 | 331 | 325 | 336 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 39 | 327 | 327 | 280 | 232 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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