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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
11.8° 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | |
181 | 195 | 191 | 192 | 199 | 210 | 189 | 223 | 198 | 73 | 69 | 43 | 164 | 160 | 162 | 211 | 220 | 216 | 211 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 431 | 862 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.55m | 11:57PM2.95m | 12:38PM2.39m | 1:11AM2.84m | 1:55PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.59m | 5:19PM0.71m | 6:25AM0.74m | 6:31PM0.84m | 7:42AM0.79m | 7:47PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | 9:49 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
 kJ | 181 | 195 | 191 | 192 | 199 | 210 | 189 | 223 | 198 | 43 | 29 | 42 | 5 | 160 | 162 | 211 | 220 | 216 | 211 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 431 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 73 | 69 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 118 | 126 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 43 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 112 | 28 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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