Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glencolumbkille today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Glencolumbkille at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Glencolumbkille. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 160 | 141 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 207 | 512 | 568 | 297 | 279 | 306 | 103 | 269 | 229 | 290 | 398 | 477 | 443 | 396 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM3.16m | 8:04PM3.54m | 8:23AM3.16m | 8:37PM3.45m | 8:58AM3.11m | 9:13PM3.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:44PM0.11m | 2:13AM0.08m | 2:17PM0.16m | 2:46AM0.16m | 2:53PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 160 | 141 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 41 | 37 | 53 | 160 | 132 | 67 | 103 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 396 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 23 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 65 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 8 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 34 | 34 | 24 | 207 | 512 | 568 | 297 | 279 | 306 | 74 | 269 | 229 | 290 | 398 | 477 | 443 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 16 | 225 | 400 | 483 | 514 | 323 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 38 | 50 | 50 | 58 | 548 | 58 | 36 | 15 |
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