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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
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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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 114 | 183 | 261 | 239 | 186 | 142 | 123 | 79 | 56 | 68 | 113 | 148 | 396 | 322 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:02AM2.88m | 5:27PM2.85m | 5:41AM2.91m | 6:03PM2.96m | 6:17AM2.93m | 6:37PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.56m | 11:26PM0.61m | 11:44AM0.51m | 00:04AM0.55m | 12:18PM0.49m | 00:41AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | 9:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
14 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 142 | 123 | 72 | 56 | 68 | 113 | 148 | 396 | 322 | 255 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 |
10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 79 | 56 | 25 | 25 | 121 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 6 | — | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 13 | N 10 | — | — | NNW 9 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 2 | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 69 | 114 | 183 | 261 | 239 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 24 | 327 | 581 | 581 | 581 | 318 | 322 | 380 | 28 | 384 | 384 | 553 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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