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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 11AM is: 0.6m 22s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 61 | 4 | 38 | 311 | 1171 | 2864 | 7056 | 6474 | 7559 | 11035 | 15121 | 14525 | 13034 | 12615 | 12087 | 13101 | 11897 | 9860 | 7501 | 6278 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:58AM 2.34 | 11:28PM 1.81 | 12:08PM 2.20 | 12:47AM 1.78 | 1:19PM 2.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:37PM 0.72 | 5:31AM 0.72 | 6:45PM 0.78 | 6:43AM 0.81 | 7:50PM 0.78 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
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