Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 08 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
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3
2
1
1
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312121111111111141415151515151514151514141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121694370372593410088439701479366886089584828165935767525849494065337727422383212522402195
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
20
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SSE
30
S
40
SSW
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
2.43
10:43PM
2.47
11:04AM
2.19
11:52PM
2.28
12:32PM
2.02
1:43AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.20
5:14PM
1.23
6:23AM
1.38
6:48PM
1.35
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:37
Sunset---8:20-------8:22-------8:23----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1-11-11-------24512
Temp. °C8101312119967777765358866445
Feels °C (?)5698752-2-3-4-4-4-3-3-1-3-2-3-4-6-5-4-6-5
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