
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 566 | 575 | 489 | 218 | 367 | 686 | 1160 | 1170 | 1333 | 1456 | 1574 | 1942 | 2467 | 2267 | 3016 | 4727 | 4332 | 3030 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:53PM2.53m | 3:42AM2.46m | 4:13PM2.82m | 4:48AM2.70m | 5:09PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.95m | 9:42AM0.89m | 10:32PM0.66m | 10:44AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
202 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 218 | 273 | 189 | — | — | — | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 7 | 6 | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
1 | 566 | 575 | 489 | 163 | 367 | 686 | 1160 | 1170 | 1333 | 1456 | 1574 | 1942 | 2467 | 2267 | 3016 | 4727 | 4332 | 3030 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 421 | 421 | 370 | 146 | 28 | 36 | 67 | 366 | 674 | 587 | 366 | 366 | 772 | 380 | 380 | 619 | 1064 | 457 |
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