Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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
11.0° 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 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
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)
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
7
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
213
268
181
128
114
121
111
84
83
83
83
53
69
67
76
84
82
74
137
124
134
125
103
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:44AM3.10m
8:00PM3.15m
8:16AM2.97m
8:32PM3.06m
8:49AM2.81m
9:07PM2.92m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.32m
1:45PM0.37m
2:06AM0.42m
2:16PM0.48m
2:41AM0.56m
2:49PM0.63m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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5:46
5:43
5:41
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9:09
9:10
9:13
1
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
217
213
268
181
91
106
90
88
58
31
83
83
18
53
49
76
84
82
72
42
64
134
125
103
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.1
N
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.6
N
6
Energy kJ
5
94
128
84
83
64
2
53
1
62
42
5
19
27
4
17
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
N
12
Energy kJ
24
22
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
N
7
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
7
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
Energy kJ
114
121
111
50
69
67
66
74
137
124
79
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
21
56
21
83
441
83
59
6
6
279
279
393
327
6
90
90
90
56
92
56
21
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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