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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | |
1043 | 1301 | 1724 | 2269 | 3240 | 4885 | 6039 | 6556 | 6229 | 5219 | 4303 | 4002 | 3397 | 2811 | 2157 | 1837 | 1596 | 1251 | 1060 | 931 | 715 | 591 | 512 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.96m | 3:59AM2.36m | 4:30PM2.18m | 4:44AM2.56m | 5:13PM2.40m | 5:28AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.67m | 9:41PM0.67m | 10:27AM0.45m | 10:31PM0.49m | 11:09AM0.26m | 11:17PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 7 | — | 264 | 261 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1043 | 1301 | 1724 | 2269 | 3240 | 4885 | 6039 | 6556 | 6229 | 5219 | 4303 | 4002 | 3397 | 2811 | 2157 | 1837 | 1596 | 1251 | 1060 | 931 | 715 | 591 | 512 | 303 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 526 | 637 | 365 | 362 | 364 | 400 | 376 | 432 | 900 | 893 | 893 | 443 | 882 | 609 | 376 | 638 | 638 | 418 | 365 | 361 | 451 | 372 | 300 |
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