Culdaff surf break

Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 IST
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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 7AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
11
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3996
5402
6731
6021
4880
4164
4002
3213
2646
2075
1710
1347
1060
967
941
886
728
572
338
233
138
113
88
84
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
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
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:59AM2.36m
4:30PM2.18m
4:44AM2.56m
5:13PM2.40m
5:28AM2.73m
5:54PM2.60m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.45m
10:31PM0.49m
11:09AM0.26m
11:17PM0.31m
11:50AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:28
9:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
131
128
138
113
88
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
14
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
11
4.5
NW
11
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
Energy kJ
3996
5402
6731
6021
4880
4164
4002
3213
2646
2075
1710
1347
1060
967
941
886
728
572
338
233
128
86
57
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
350
400
428
432
983
900
900
443
443
609
376
1274
639
688
365
293
496
300
300
418
418
130
283
119
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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