Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Carrickfinn today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Carrickfinn at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Carrickfinn. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 1347 | 1080 | 833 | 612 | 792 | 1005 | 1032 | 1585 | 2823 | 4987 | 7312 | 10794 | 11444 | 9713 | 8299 | 6538 | 5535 | 4287 | 3413 | 3626 | 2836 | 2388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33AM3.00m | 9:51PM2.83m | 10:10AM2.77m | 10:30PM2.53m | 10:56AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.64m | 3:52AM0.80m | 4:18PM0.94m | 4:32AM1.07m | 5:11PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 9 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 1347 | 1080 | 16 | 612 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5535 | 4287 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 18 | 17 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1537 | — | — | 833 | 40 | 792 | 1005 | 1032 | 1585 | 2823 | 4987 | 7312 | 10794 | 11444 | 9713 | 8299 | 6538 | — | — | 3413 | 3626 | 2836 | 2388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 180 | 358 | 103 | 110 | 428 | 392 | 439 | 357 | 428 | 441 | 810 | 786 | 786 | 479 | 330 | 330 | 81 | 92 | 776 | 81 | 110 | 330 |
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