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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | |
463 | 486 | 756 | 800 | 742 | 1476 | 1278 | 980 | 715 | 1162 | 1061 | 997 | 1005 | 911 | 862 | 220 | 166 | 360 | 200 | 113 | 65 | 206 | 289 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:28PM2.10m | 10:40AM1.83m | 11:29PM1.98m | 11:47AM1.70m | 00:50AM1.94m | 1:23PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.96m | 5:05PM0.88m | 6:12AM1.04m | 6:15PM0.94m | 7:34AM1.01m | 7:34PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 10 | W 10 | N 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 463 | 486 | 756 | 800 | 742 | 1476 | 1278 | 980 | 715 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 200 | 17 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 181 | 88 | 181 | 400 | 58 | 87 | 84 | 288 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 20 | — | 18 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | N 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 42 | 40 | 62 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | — | NNW 8 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1162 | 1061 | 997 | 1005 | 911 | 862 | 220 | 166 | 360 | — | 113 | 55 | 206 | 289 | 384 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 300 | 92 | 92 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 443 | 89 | 443 | 443 | 584 | 119 | 91 | 91 | 349 | 350 | 349 | 367 | 319 |
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