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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
10.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | |
992 | 869 | 679 | 536 | 408 | 352 | 192 | 126 | 91 | 64 | 59 | 42 | 26 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 724 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 16 | 2190 | 0 | 2123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:13PM2.40m | 5:28AM2.73m | 5:54PM2.60m | 6:12AM2.83m | 6:36PM2.75m | 6:56AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.31m | 11:50AM0.12m | 00:03AM0.16m | 12:31PM0.04m | 00:49AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 94 | 126 | 91 | 64 | 59 | 42 | 50 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 2 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 1893 | 2190 | 2287 | 2123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 6 | W 8 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 147 | 16 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | WNW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 992 | 869 | 679 | 536 | 408 | 352 | 192 | 89 | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 724 | 170 | 186 | 226 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1790 | 893 | 591 | 312 | 300 | 300 | 418 | 365 | 365 | 30 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 83 | 290 | 300 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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