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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 10 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
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 Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
370 | 198 | 154 | 84 | 127 | 250 | 262 | 303 | 378 | 447 | 428 | 401 | 418 | 379 | 397 | 459 | 525 | 595 | 875 | 1056 | 1263 | 1691 | 2250 | 3081 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.68m | 2:10AM2.01m | 2:46PM1.78m | 3:10AM2.17m | 3:44PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM1.01m | 7:34PM0.92m | 8:46AM0.87m | 8:44PM0.82m | 9:41AM0.67m | 9:41PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | 9:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | N 8 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 36 | 50 | 48 | 68 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 428 | 401 | 418 | 379 | 397 | 338 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 205 | 240 | 283 | 379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 370 | 198 | 154 | 84 | 127 | 250 | 262 | 303 | 378 | 447 | — | 33 | 17 | — | — | 459 | 525 | 595 | 875 | 1056 | 1263 | 1691 | 2250 | 3081 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 91 | 130 | 809 | 402 | 395 | 476 | 495 | 336 | 317 | 130 | 92 | 287 | 148 | 0 | 296 | 329 | 351 | 593 | 427 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 364 |
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