
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bunmahon today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 6AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 67 | 95 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 36 | 85 | 126 | 116 | 688 | 621 | 210 | 94 | 70 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.66m | 2:47PM2.88m | 3:13AM2.87m | 3:39PM3.13m | 3:59AM3.14m | 4:20PM3.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM1.24m | 9:10PM1.16m | 9:29AM1.00m | 9:59PM0.89m | 10:15AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
62 | 51 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 67 | 95 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 36 | 85 | 126 | 116 | 688 | 621 | 210 | 94 | 70 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | — | S 10 | — | NE 7 | E 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
42 | 22 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | — | 18 | — | 12 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 12 | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | NNE 7 | E 8 | N 5 | — |
8 | 24 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 |
23 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 25 | 61 | 43 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 9 | 43 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 271 | 340 | 340 | 371 | 506 | 54 | 254 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 161 | 160 | 160 | 66 | 346 | 151 | 228 | 510 | 506 | 686 | 955 | 603 |
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