Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 4353 | 7653 | 12385 | 14538 | 11893 | 10429 | 8153 | 6663 | 5252 | 3518 | 2781 | 2751 | 2252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:55PM2.22m | 10:11AM2.18m | 10:30PM1.97m | 10:55AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.55m | 4:09AM0.70m | 4:35PM0.80m | 4:47AM0.92m | 5:31PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 330 | — | — | 2832 | 2146 | 2027 | 1626 | 6663 | 5252 | 3518 | 2781 | 177 | 151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 8 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 386 | 269 | 178 | 118 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 2 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 776 | 815 | 986 | 1040 | 1392 | 2354 | 4353 | 7653 | 12385 | 14538 | 11893 | 10429 | 8153 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2751 | 2252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 344 | 300 | 355 | 363 | 362 | 985 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 387 | 771 | 387 | 0 | 27 | 47 | 33 | 33 |
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