Culdaff surf break

Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 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 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (12 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
740
1043
1301
1724
2269
3170
4688
6290
7019
6129
5219
4469
4298
3525
3163
2572
1837
1394
1178
967
789
662
255
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:44PM1.96m
3:59AM2.36m
4:30PM2.18m
4:44AM2.56m
5:13PM2.40m
Low Tide
9:41AM0.67m
9:41PM0.67m
10:27AM0.45m
10:31PM0.49m
11:09AM0.26m
11:17PM0.31m
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:24
9:25
9:28
9:30
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
3
2
2
1
1
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
12
1.1
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
1.4
WNW
8
Energy kJ
15
226
261
50
5
5
5
5
5
4
254
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
47
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
5
NW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
7
Energy kJ
659
740
1043
1301
1724
2269
3170
4688
6290
7019
6129
5219
4469
4298
3525
3163
2572
1837
1394
1178
967
789
662
255
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
4
2
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
300
349
349
423
531
365
365
364
364
376
435
376
1238
458
442
442
376
882
376
657
655
92
365
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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