
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4842 | 4404 | 3742 | 3148 | 2466 | 1960 | 1835 | 1471 | 1310 | 1016 | 939 | 921 | 737 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 121 | 706 | 1765 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.58m | 2:56PM1.79m | 3:40AM1.68m | 4:11PM1.97m | 4:31AM1.85m | 4:52PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM1.17m | 9:31PM1.13m | 9:38AM1.03m | 10:34PM0.93m | 10:32AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 14 |
473 | 465 | 152 | 149 | 182 | 1960 | 1835 | 1471 | 1310 | 1016 | 939 | 921 | 737 | 669 | 551 | 500 | 500 | 569 | 774 | 900 | 687 | 575 | 448 | 1765 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | W 20 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | — |
— | — | — | — | 118 | 98 | 99 | 93 | 75 | 76 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 8 | 37 | 121 | 706 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | WNW 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 69 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — |
4842 | 4404 | 3742 | 3148 | 2466 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 387 | 351 | 352 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 57 |
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