
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). 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 (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
946 | 932 | 841 | 784 | 772 | 876 | 1536 | 1989 | 3328 | 2248 | 3168 | 2483 | 2107 | 1430 | 1126 | 878 | 789 | 735 | 571 | 550 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:58PM2.38m | 3:33AM2.21m | 3:51PM2.60m | 4:18AM2.44m | 4:31PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM1.26m | 9:27PM1.13m | 9:27AM1.06m | 10:11PM0.87m | 10:12AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
946 | 932 | 841 | 784 | 772 | 876 | 1536 | 1989 | — | — | — | 2483 | 2107 | 1430 | 1126 | 878 | 789 | 735 | 571 | 550 | 540 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 84 | 68 | 92 | 51 | 43 | 29 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3328 | 2248 | 3168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 74 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 67 | 329 | 325 | 128 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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