Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 174 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 447 | 716 | 573 | 528 | 380 | 995 | 933 | 1198 | 1269 | 1082 | 876 | 711 | 1444 | 2469 | 4197 | 5885 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:37AM3.32m | 7:52PM3.33m | 8:07AM3.26m | 8:23PM3.15m | 8:38AM3.13m | 8:55PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.10m | 1:55AM0.18m | 2:11PM0.23m | 2:25AM0.35m | 2:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 134 | 174 | 171 | 125 | 123 | 1 | — | — | — | 85 | — | 299 | 1198 | 1269 | 1082 | 876 | 711 | 1444 | 2469 | 4197 | 5885 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 447 | 716 | 573 | 528 | 380 | 995 | 933 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 26 | 0 | 322 | 0 | 146 | 67 | 67 | 385 | 408 | 409 | 146 | 28 | 0 | 26 | 389 | 439 | 729 | 728 | 524 | 466 |
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