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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 IST
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Ballyhiernan Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ballyhiernan Bay sea temperature is
7.8° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 10AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.8
NW
1.8
NW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
NW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)112018171616161616161515151414141313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23845519924817467844224071402139713598300024441956169016671267975796722543517508405330
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
25
S
5
SW
5
E
15
NE
15
ESE
30
SE
20
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
50
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
2.98
7:05AM
3.32
7:17PM
3.00
7:37AM
3.36
7:50PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.40
12:43AM
0.26
1:12PM
0.33
1:15AM
0.20
1:45PM
0.29
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--8:42-------8:41-------8:41-----
Sunset----4:38-------4:40-------4:43---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
12534351----133-1---1--1
Temp. °C677656745557788876677777
Feels °C (?)-2153120-10-1-2-3-4-1-1-3-2-4-101210
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