Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
14
12
11
9
9
8
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM2.49m
00:07AM2.74m
1:00PM2.30m
1:41AM2.68m
2:35PM2.31m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.71m
5:28PM0.89m
6:39AM0.90m
6:55PM1.02m
8:17AM0.90m
8:27PM0.97m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:05
6:03
6:01
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8:50
8:52
8:53
8:55
Temp °C
7
6
7
12
14
13
11
12
12
11
11
16
17
17
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
12
12
12
2
1
2
8
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
13
14
14
11
9
7
7
8
12
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NW
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
9
3
1
3
2
1
2
3
15
15
15
14
13
12
15
14
12
11
9
9
8
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
377
377
383
782
339
305
297
259
259
259
259
143
143
142
142
142
142
34
143
143
143
149
149
149
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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