Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bunmahon today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 6AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 17 | WSW 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | S 16 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 43 | 164 | 49 | 48 | 22 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:45AM3.57m | 10:08PM3.45m | 10:26AM3.32m | 10:50PM3.16m | 11:12AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.47m | 4:07PM0.50m | 4:27AM0.72m | 4:48PM0.80m | 5:08AM0.97m | 5:35PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
24 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | SSW 17 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 28 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 49 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | N 3 | SW 9 | NE 5 |
5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | ENE 6 | E 3 |
72 | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | — | 38 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 14 | 26 | 43 | 164 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 187 | 179 | 210 | 174 | 736 | 462 | 174 | 174 | 240 | 237 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 319 | 268 | 210 | 210 | 179 | 179 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 20 |
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