Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Derrynane today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Derrynane at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Derrynane. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
328 | 307 | 349 | 469 | 511 | 451 | 433 | 407 | 348 | 341 | 334 | 307 | 283 | 269 | 220 | 173 | 165 | 107 | 19 | 124 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13PM3.59m | 5:45AM3.47m | 5:57PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.52m | 6:39PM3.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.29m | 11:24PM-0.06m | 11:38AM0.16m | 00:06AM-0.16m | 12:20PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
328 | 307 | 349 | 469 | 511 | 451 | 433 | 407 | 348 | 341 | 334 | 307 | 283 | 269 | 220 | 173 | 165 | 107 | 19 | 124 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 181 | 16 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 371 | 371 | 0 | 108 | 42 | 544 | 544 | 381 | 381 |
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