Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 17 May 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
11.1° 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 5PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
1545
1376
1030
889
819
698
540
469
404
304
245
186
151
107
78
48
46
21
52
198
424
1229
1463
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:20PM3.48m
7:43AM3.42m
8:06PM3.49m
8:32AM3.27m
8:55PM3.42m
Low Tide
1:02PM-0.01m
1:26AM-0.02m
1:46PM0.05m
2:15AM0.03m
2:33PM0.17m
3:08AM0.18m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:38
9:40
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
7
9
11
12
13
11
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
3
5
6
7
6
7
5
4
6
8
7
8
4
1
2
5
8
9
9
9
8
6
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
WNW
16
1.7
W
14
1.9
W
14
Energy kJ
1759
1545
1376
1030
889
819
698
540
469
404
304
245
186
151
107
78
48
46
21
40
102
424
1229
1463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.9
W
9
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
2
4
4
18
13
52
198
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
1
4
8
8
1
17
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
3
6
7
2
8
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
358
26
21
50
21
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
21
91
72
21
0
146
0
0
0
36
146
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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