Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bunmahon today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | WSW 5 | S 18 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 61 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 109 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:05AM3.78m | 9:29PM3.73m | 9:45AM3.57m | 10:08PM3.45m | 10:26AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.23m | 3:50AM0.47m | 4:07PM0.50m | 4:27AM0.72m | 4:48PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 17 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | W 8 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 3 |
1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 25 | 61 | — | — | 7 | 41 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | 17 | 28 | 36 | 109 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 184 | 262 | 462 | 187 | 462 | 187 | 9 | 210 | 210 | 736 | 462 | 174 | 346 | 237 | 240 | 346 | 346 | 340 | 351 | 287 |
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