Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
11.8° 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
15
S
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
9
0.1
W
16
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
Energy 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)
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
16
0.5
NW
16
0.9
W
9
Energy kJ
7
4
4
2
1
1
73
69
13
11
118
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
WSW
6
1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
43
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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