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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | |
225 | 200 | 142 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 68 | 198 | 299 | 290 | 173 | 201 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:48PM2.71m | 5:02AM2.88m | 5:27PM2.85m | 5:41AM2.91m | 6:03PM2.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.62m | 10:44PM0.69m | 11:09AM0.56m | 11:26PM0.61m | 11:44AM0.51m | 00:04AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | 9:55 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
7 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | NW 9 | — | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 225 | 200 | 142 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 68 | 13 | — | 6 | 59 | 201 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | W 14 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | W 16 | — | WNW 10 | W 16 | N 6 | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 198 | 299 | 290 | 173 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 255 | 351 | 581 | 700 | 318 | 30 | 134 | 28 | 368 | 361 | 553 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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