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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 3AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | |
1685 | 1619 | 1426 | 1321 | 1080 | 975 | 784 | 772 | 749 | 563 | 472 | 429 | 414 | 329 | 317 | 311 | 305 | 294 | 283 | 283 | 298 | 327 | 327 | 286 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10AM2.64m | 6:28PM2.52m | 6:41AM2.64m | 6:58PM2.59m | 7:11AM2.60m | 7:28PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.28m | 12:27PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.24m | 12:56PM0.21m | 1:10AM0.24m | 1:25PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 1685 | 1619 | 1426 | 1321 | 1080 | 975 | 784 | 772 | 749 | 563 | 472 | 429 | 414 | 329 | 317 | 311 | 305 | 294 | 283 | 283 | 298 | 327 | 327 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 130 | 114 | 77 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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