Clonmass Bay (Ards) surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 IST
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Clonmass Bay (Ards) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Clonmass Bay (Ards) sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Clonmass Bay (Ards) today?

The current surf forecast for Clonmass Bay (Ards) at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
2.3
W
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)101099999889999999911141413131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3330282725141312353739251414666037107336755980857
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SE
25
SE
40
SE
25
SSE
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
SSE
15
S
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
2.60
3:39AM
2.43
4:07PM
2.83
4:43AM
2.64
5:02PM
3.09
5:28AM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.15
9:18PM
0.99
9:37AM
0.99
10:31PM
0.75
10:38AM
0.74
11:19PM
0.51
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:44-------7:42----
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11---39--------------1--
Temp. °C131414131211121315151514141313121416161515161413
Feels °C (?)891011964910776668810131415131186
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22 km/h
W
0.0
15.5
Air / Water (°C)
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