Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
15
16
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
2
12
11
10
27
27
16
13
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
0
W
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM2.30m
1:41AM2.68m
2:35PM2.31m
3:04AM2.78m
3:48PM2.46m
4:07AM2.94m
Low Tide
6:55PM1.02m
8:17AM0.90m
8:27PM0.97m
9:34AM0.75m
9:39PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:01
6:00
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8:52
8:53
8:55
8:58
Temp °C
12
16
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
14
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
13
16
14
12
8
7
7
8
11
6
9
10
11
11
9
10
7
9
9
9
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
15
15
14
13
15
16
14
12
11
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
2
12
11
10
27
27
16
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
8
7
8
7
14
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
7
0.2
W
10
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
8
2
2
3
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
34
143
142
142
142
142
34
34
143
143
142
143
149
150
318
318
318
318
30
30
26
26
30
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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