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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Culdaff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Culdaff sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | |
69 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.22m | 10:47PM2.54m | 11:18AM2.00m | 11:58PM2.40m | 12:36PM1.86m | 1:17AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.45m | 5:26AM0.53m | 5:28PM0.58m | 6:41AM0.65m | 6:39PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | 9:45 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 238 | 319 | 319 | 259 | 202 | 164 | 208 | 225 | 238 | 238 | 229 | 213 | 191 | 187 | 170 | 167 | 167 | 43 | 63 | 203 | 240 | 262 | 320 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | W 16 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 69 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 93 | 44 | 32 | 57 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 15 | 62 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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