
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bunmahon today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 120 | 92 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 103 | 148 | 143 | 96 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 29 | 46 | 449 | 84 | 75 | 92 | 42 | 107 | 290 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:42AM2.57m | 1:34PM2.71m | 2:10AM2.66m | 2:47PM2.88m | 3:13AM2.87m | 3:39PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM1.36m | 8:03PM1.37m | 8:30AM1.24m | 9:10PM1.16m | 9:29AM1.00m | 9:59PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | W 12 | — | SW 8 | SW 10 | W 14 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 7 |
2 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 148 | 143 | 96 | 25 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 46 | 64 | 84 | 75 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 290 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | W 12 | SW 10 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 12 | S 6 | — | — | SW 15 | — | W 14 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 9 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 |
152 | 120 | 92 | 77 | 61 | 59 | 103 | 123 | 13 | 72 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 449 | — | — | 92 | 29 | 107 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 161 | 158 | 216 | 216 | 204 | 221 | 256 | 256 | 339 | 220 | 197 | 233 | 532 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 161 | 256 | 178 | 352 |
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