Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 9AM is: 6.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)20ft (6.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
!
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1
0
0
0
0
!
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
5.5
NW
6.5
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
6
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
Period(s) (?)161616151414131212111112151617171818171716171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21662215731686313083954771774656347324992814336246381307721100220552212323135212361810614699118391072579546461
Wind
(km/h)
55
WNW
55
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:30AM
2.67
3:15PM
2.47
3:36AM
2.94
4:08PM
2.71
4:24AM
3.19
4:49PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
0.83
9:08PM
0.83
9:57AM
0.57
10:00PM
0.57
10:39AM
0.34
10:42PM
0.34
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--6:13-------6:11-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:59-------7:00-------7:02--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111111---34--1-11-------
Temp. °C66767787881098777878888910
Feels °C (?)-7-7-6-5-3-21-1-1-3-1-1-5-5-4-4-3-4-1-11244
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