Culdaff Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Culdaff Surf Guide

Culdaff in Donegal is a quite exposed beach break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the southwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. Crowds are never a problem here. Rocks are a hazard.

Culdaff Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	10.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Culdaff:

The best conditions reported for surf at Culdaff occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Culdaff (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Culdaff with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in November while 17% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 72% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

17%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

72%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Culdaff surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Culdaff is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Culdaff is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 71 km (44 miles) away.

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Culdaff Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 17:03 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Culdaff look like?

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Credit: Fireball Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Culdaff

Current tide and informaton

For Culdaff, 0 km from Culdaff.

Next High Water: 08:30pm | 2.52m

Next Low Water: 02:50am | 0.5m

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Culdaff Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.5 °C) at Culdaff is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 8.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (8.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.

Current Temp*: 10.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Culdaff

Surf stats for Culdaff, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Culdaff

Wind stats for Culdaff, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Culdaff Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 2 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:3.5
Consistency of Surf:3.5
Difficulty Level:2.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.0
Crowds:4.0
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Fireball from United Kingdom

“Culdaff Beach faces North East in the Inishowen Peninsula,
It has loads of breaks from main beach to the Caravan Beach, Both Lefts and Rights. Best surf Conditions is a Big Westerly Swell that raps in for a good peeling wave. Too much North in the swell will usually Close Out. off shore winds is anything South in it, SW S SE. all tides is ok sometimes best on low.”

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