
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1126 | 878 | 710 | 698 | 546 | 486 | 478 | 486 | 517 | 739 | 1022 | 1829 | 2347 | 2763 | 3172 | 3313 | 2820 | 2197 | 1573 | 1096 | 2099 | 5224 | 16704 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.44m | 4:31PM2.83m | 4:55AM2.69m | 5:06PM3.07m | 5:29AM2.93m | 5:40PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.83m | 10:46PM0.61m | 10:49AM0.60m | 11:18PM0.36m | 11:24AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 5 | -3 | -6 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | — |
1126 | 878 | 710 | 698 | 546 | 486 | 478 | 486 | 517 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3313 | 2820 | 2197 | 1573 | 1096 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
85 | 78 | 61 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 739 | 1022 | 1829 | 2347 | 2763 | 3172 | — | — | — | 33 | 61 | 2099 | 5224 | 16704 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 128 | 411 | 386 | 467 | 411 | 380 | 67 | 0 | 50 | 336 | 895 | 1111 | 1063 | 428 |
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