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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | WNW 8 | NNW 13 | |
235 | 207 | 161 | 157 | 116 | 113 | 136 | 102 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 427 | 528 | 436 | 27 | 49 | 120 | 266 | 546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 9:04PM2.40m | 9:17AM2.14m | 9:42PM2.26m | 9:54AM1.98m | 10:28PM2.10m | 10:40AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.66m | 4:09AM0.82m | 4:12PM0.78m | 5:01AM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 207 | 161 | 157 | 64 | 113 | 90 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 29 | 52 | 66 | 168 | 427 | 528 | 436 | 309 | 333 | 374 | 266 | 546 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 9 | N 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 116 | 37 | 136 | 102 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 49 | 120 | 249 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | ESE 5 | NW 13 | NNW 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 40 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 27 | 18 | 42 | 41 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 235 | 99 | 108 | 108 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 336 | 89 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 241 | 300 |
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