Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glencolumbkille today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Glencolumbkille at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Glencolumbkille. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3314 | 2817 | 2188 | 1850 | 2929 | 2418 | 2347 | 1599 | 1344 | 1302 | 1174 | 1048 | 1194 | 994 | 866 | 750 | 657 | 555 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 1673 | 1434 | 1522 | 1208 | 861 | — | — | 1599 | 1344 | 1302 | 1174 | 1048 | 1194 | 994 | 866 | 750 | 657 | 555 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | N 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | — | 1131 | 1169 | 970 | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 41 | 145 | 176 | 307 | 303 | 361 | 294 | 280 | 252 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 253 | 137 | 46 | 26 | — | 18 | 11 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3314 | 2817 | 2188 | 1850 | 2929 | 2418 | 2347 | 738 | 592 | 333 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 145 | 302 | 302 | 467 | 470 | 303 | 202 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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