Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (21 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
!
!
!
5
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
3
WNW
3
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141414141313131414141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476052545189499340813390315427172734378352904682435642284103406345634119353629822067249628162845
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
3.64
7:37PM
3.37
7:56AM
3.49
8:15PM
3.26
8:37AM
3.24
8:58PM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
-0.09
1:38AM
-0.02
2:03PM
0.07
2:19AM
0.16
2:43PM
0.32
3:06AM
0.42
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise6:31-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:46-------6:49----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1-------------31
Temp. °C8101011999988888876689111212119
Feels °C (?)58796444410112211214321-1
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