Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 33 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 319 | 614 | 660 | 571 | 521 | 460 | 356 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.82m | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:38PM1.99m | 4:58AM1.92m | 5:21PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM1.12m | 9:53PM1.09m | 10:11AM1.00m | 11:00PM0.92m | 11:05AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 319 | 614 | 660 | 571 | 521 | 460 | 356 | 306 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 16 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | W 8 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — |
5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 23 | — | 33 | 12 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 16 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — |
2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
42 | 33 | 26 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 242 | 242 | 69 | 240 | 240 | 290 | 300 | 240 | 241 | 240 | 15 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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