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Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
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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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ballyhiernan Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
43 | 58 | 45 | 46 | 116 | 152 | 214 | 347 | 1793 | 2088 | 1927 | 1738 | 1354 | 1182 | 980 | 859 | 698 | 571 | 469 | 404 | 310 | 250 | 245 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:11AM3.43m | 6:36PM3.37m | 6:56AM3.48m | 7:20PM3.48m | 7:43AM3.42m | 8:06PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.01m | 00:39AM0.03m | 1:02PM-0.01m | 1:26AM-0.02m | 1:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | 9:38 | |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 14 | N 9 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
43 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 152 | 140 | 347 | 2 | — | 1927 | 1738 | 1354 | 1182 | 980 | 859 | 698 | 571 | 469 | 404 | 310 | 250 | 245 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 9 | N 6 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 116 | 34 | 214 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
10 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | SE 2 |
— | — | — | — | 59 | 127 | 152 | 202 | 1793 | 2088 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 112 | 132 | 67 | 67 | 36 | 67 | 128 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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