
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 48 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM2.89m | 5:19PM3.04m | 5:47AM3.05m | 6:13PM3.30m | 6:40AM3.18m | 7:03PM3.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.52m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:49AM0.33m | 00:23AM0.20m | 12:39PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | 10:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
29 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 48 | 68 | 63 | 57 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | W 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | W 18 | W 18 |
51 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NW 6 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 24 | 327 | 329 | 327 | 327 | 329 | 211 | 209 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
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