Ballyhiernan Bay surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Ballyhiernan Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Ballyhiernan Bay at 12AM is: 2.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
6
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
1.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)121219181817161615151414141413131212121111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4143411301453158955123368530792705217821481987193316381216998715644689771100896914563732
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
35
W
40
W
45
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25PM
2.91
9:41AM
2.68
9:59PM
2.70
10:16AM
2.43
10:43PM
2.47
11:04AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12PM
0.59
3:33AM
0.70
3:43PM
0.81
4:11AM
0.95
4:20PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.20
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:46-------6:43--
Sunset-8:15-------8:17-------8:20------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------111--------13111
Temp. °C1311109991114161411119881011121087777
Feels °C (?)64324248111289666678541-2-3-4
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