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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 3502 | 3045 | 2897 | 2815 | 4827 | 6533 | 6823 | 6533 | 5781 | 5322 | 4957 | 5169 | 5241 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:19PM 2.12 | 2:00AM 1.85 | 2:22PM 2.11 | 2:58AM 1.96 | 3:14PM 2.13 | 3:44AM 2.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:50PM 0.78 | 7:55AM 0.83 | 8:46PM 0.74 | 8:59AM 0.79 | 9:33PM 0.68 | 9:51AM 0.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - |
| Sunset | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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