Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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 Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
16
1.7
NW
16
1.8
NW
16
1.8
NW
15
1.8
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1410
1622
1540
1460
1212
1179
951
804
680
604
527
379
414
355
309
278
233
229
220
216
208
204
196
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:57PM2.99m
6:09AM3.21m
6:29PM3.10m
6:42AM3.21m
6:59PM3.17m
7:13AM3.18m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.37m
12:15PM0.25m
00:27AM0.30m
12:45PM0.24m
1:00AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:52
5:50
5:48
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9:01
9:04
9:06
9:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
10
9
8
10
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
15
15
14
13
11
9
10
12
9
8
8
4
3
2
4
8
9
11
12
11
8
7
7
9
13
14
13
11
8
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
16
1.7
NW
16
1.8
NW
16
1.8
NW
15
1.8
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
Energy kJ
1245
1410
1622
1540
1460
1212
1179
951
804
680
604
527
379
414
355
309
278
233
229
220
216
208
204
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
186
179
17
15
7
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
7
7
0
7
13
7
13
47
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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