
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | 99 | 127 | 163 | 173 | 154 | 143 | 169 | 305 | 520 | 621 | 885 | 1767 | 4001 | 4367 | 3275 | 2996 | 2967 | 2655 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:09PM3.00m | 10:33AM2.77m | 10:59PM2.72m | 11:32AM2.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.45m | 4:20AM0.57m | 4:40PM0.69m | 5:12AM0.82m | 5:47PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — |
75 | 99 | 79 | 133 | 100 | 100 | 74 | 169 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | N 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | N 10 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
57 | 53 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
— | — | 127 | 163 | 173 | 154 | 143 | — | 305 | 520 | 621 | 885 | 1767 | 4001 | 4367 | 3275 | 2996 | 2967 | 2655 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 36 | 146 | 146 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 466 | 366 | 366 | 380 | 421 | 380 | 643 | 803 | 380 | 380 | 366 |
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