Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.2° 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 3AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.8
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
78
288
546
1137
1223
887
724
1103
683
569
411
265
198
149
137
137
78
113
118
177
195
191
151
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:55PM3.42m
9:24AM3.04m
9:49PM3.29m
10:20AM2.79m
10:49PM3.11m
11:24AM2.55m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.17m
3:08AM0.18m
3:22PM0.34m
4:06AM0.38m
4:16PM0.53m
5:11AM0.59m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:40
9:43
9:44
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
16
17
19
15
15
13
13
12
15
17
10
10
8
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
11
9
7
10
13
15
17
14
11
9
7
7
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
59
78
288
546
1137
1223
887
724
683
569
411
265
198
149
137
137
78
113
118
177
195
191
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
17
51
83
116
39
64
64
38
62
57
7
7
7
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
N
8
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
17
1
69
19
18
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.8
W
13
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
2
86
92
1103
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
4
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
28
21
60
331
146
128
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
26
0
26
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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