Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (18 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | N 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 206 | 300 | 218 | 240 | 335 | 272 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04PM2.55m | 10:18AM2.25m | 10:41PM2.28m | 10:58AM2.08m | 11:22PM2.01m | 11:49AM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.46m | 4:33PM0.50m | 5:01AM0.69m | 5:18PM0.76m | 5:45AM0.90m | 6:18PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 6 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 1244 | 1267 | 1201 | 1098 | 1034 | 865 | 711 | 640 | 509 | 431 | 377 | 273 | 151 | 115 | 83 | 81 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | W 16 | NNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 194 | 206 | 233 | 311 | 381 | 505 | 891 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 19 | 206 | 300 | 218 | 240 | 335 | 272 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 337 | 434 | 324 | 387 | 393 | 393 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 351 | 350 | 350 | 350 |
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