Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.8
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
W
9
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
10
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
26
16
15
14
13
13
11
67
111
133
194
195
152
134
97
97
59
33
90
295
404
384
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
20
NNW
5
SSE
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
High Tide
5:02AM2.88m
5:27PM2.85m
5:41AM2.91m
6:03PM2.96m
6:17AM2.93m
6:37PM3.04m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.69m
11:09AM0.56m
11:26PM0.61m
11:44AM0.51m
00:04AM0.55m
12:18PM0.49m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:54
9:55
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
17
15
14
16
19
21
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
15
18
14
13
14
15
12
11
13
16
19
10
13
11
7
8
8
6
8
10
12
11
8
8
11
15
13
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
9
0.3
NW
9
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
1.1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
10
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
Energy kJ
28
27
26
16
15
14
13
13
11
10
15
13
13
11
24
134
97
97
53
33
90
295
404
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
Energy kJ
11
10
8
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
14
6
6
6
21
15
19
59
28
23
19
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
13
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
3
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
5
9
5
5
18
35
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.2
SSE
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.8
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
67
111
133
194
195
152
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
7
24
327
579
581
581
318
322
380
384
361
361
146
128
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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