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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 06 Feb 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
7.0° C
 (Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)161515141414141313131312121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)706519405371293281189184135133938977767575103101946261595757
Wind
(km/h)
45
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
3.31
9:03PM
2.87
9:22AM
3.04
9:38PM
2.69
9:57AM
2.74
10:17PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.36
3:02AM
0.42
3:32PM
0.60
3:40AM
0.69
4:09PM
0.85
4:23AM
0.97
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise8:12-------8:11-------8:08-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:17-------5:20-----
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C555666666777777778998778
Feels °C (?)-5-4-4-3-3-2-1-10333444433333213
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