Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glencolumbkille today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Glencolumbkille at 2PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Glencolumbkille. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7390 | 6362 | 6122 | 5443 | 3314 | 3012 | 2334 | 2139 | 2894 | 2574 | 2500 | 1599 | 1549 | 1431 | 1288 | 1334 | 1194 | 1092 | 984 | 772 | 657 | 572 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM3.03m | 9:14PM2.70m | 9:34AM2.83m | 9:53PM2.45m | 10:21AM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.66m | 3:09AM0.76m | 3:44PM0.92m | 3:47AM0.99m | 4:36PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 7390 | 6362 | 4826 | 2419 | 1756 | 1624 | 1415 | 974 | 861 | — | — | 1599 | 1549 | 1431 | 1288 | 1334 | 1194 | 1092 | 984 | 772 | 657 | 572 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1887 | — | — | 1136 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 86 | 220 | 322 | 378 | 372 | 367 | 361 | 289 | 256 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 31 | — | 25 | — | — | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6122 | 5443 | 3314 | 3012 | 2334 | 2139 | 2894 | 2574 | 2500 | 792 | 604 | 408 | 231 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 75 | 121 | 145 | 121 | 58 | 58 | 121 | 145 | 302 | 302 | 467 | 648 | 347 | 202 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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