Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
N
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.8
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
82
79
118
115
110
138
124
110
96
80
206
167
128
125
90
83
60
59
50
273
590
555
370
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.81m
9:07PM2.92m
9:23AM2.63m
9:46PM2.76m
10:02AM2.44m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.56m
2:49PM0.63m
3:17AM0.74m
3:24PM0.78m
3:58AM0.93m
4:05PM0.93m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
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9:13
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
12
11
10
6
4
4
3
3
0
-1
0
3
5
3
5
6
3
4
5
3
2
1
4
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.8
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Energy kJ
84
82
49
118
115
110
138
112
101
76
47
206
167
128
125
90
83
60
59
50
273
590
555
370
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
Energy kJ
43
5
19
27
3
3
11
110
96
72
69
43
43
42
42
23
21
27
41
42
29
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
16
Energy kJ
41
59
80
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
7
Energy kJ
43
79
61
113
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Distance (km)
6
90
142
279
279
345
130
83
36
0
0
0
5
10
6
0
0
0
0
17
6
36
36
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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