
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bunmahon today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bunmahon at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bunmahon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 129 | 208 | 149 | 114 | 136 | 183 | 139 | 218 | 143 | 111 | 178 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:45AM3.36m | 10:05PM3.13m | 10:27AM3.08m | 10:51PM2.85m | 11:23AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.83m | 4:21AM0.96m | 4:49PM1.11m | 5:10AM1.22m | 5:50PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
43 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 96 | 68 | 49 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | — | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 13 | W 11 | S 18 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
3 | 3 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 129 | 208 | 149 | 114 | 136 | 183 | 139 | 218 | 143 | 111 | 178 | 124 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 508 | 462 | 462 | 462 | 192 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 340 | 471 | 471 | 174 | 174 | 464 | 464 | 462 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 0 |
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