
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 102 | 272 | 613 | 804 | 828 | 717 | 618 | 533 | 506 | 466 | 359 | 359 | 344 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM2.52m | 00:29AM2.60m | 1:16PM2.44m | 1:59AM2.49m | 2:52PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.90m | 6:52AM0.92m | 7:29PM1.01m | 8:19AM0.97m | 9:06PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
93 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 828 | 717 | 618 | 533 | 506 | 466 | 359 | 359 | 344 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — |
22 | 24 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 40 | 102 | 272 | 613 | 804 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 134 | 322 | 28 | 146 | 146 | 125 | 123 | 358 | 67 | 67 | 36 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
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