Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 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
9.4° 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 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
ENE
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
ENE
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
W
Period(s) (?)1212111111101010105995109111514141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1169347303010101093332222416151615151632
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
2.80
10:50PM
2.93
11:30AM
2.49
12:07AM
2.74
1:00PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.43
4:22PM
0.64
5:11AM
0.71
5:28PM
0.89
6:39AM
0.90
6:55PM
1.02
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise-6:11-------6:09-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:47-------8:50-------8:52--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C65710121210977813141311121211111517161413
Feels °C (?)-2-2-12563322389979878131413119
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