Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1292 | 997 | 821 | 2017 | 792 | 716 | 580 | 1102 | 392 | 777 | 786 | 716 | 777 | 642 | 534 | 460 | 387 | 302 | 246 | 274 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42AM2.24m | 9:57PM1.96m | 10:27AM2.03m | 10:43PM1.75m | 11:38AM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.69m | 4:09PM0.82m | 4:13AM0.87m | 5:04PM1.03m | 5:11AM1.02m | 6:37PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1292 | 997 | 821 | 701 | 1236 | 1248 | 1010 | 1102 | 773 | 777 | 786 | 716 | 777 | 642 | 534 | 460 | 387 | 302 | 246 | 274 | 402 | 1335 | 1138 | 900 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 98 | — | 52 | 52 | — | 82 | 149 | 187 | 232 | 216 | 151 | 173 | 162 | 117 | 106 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 104 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 18 | WNW 17 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | N 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 229 | 229 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1806 | 1638 | 1480 | 2017 | 792 | 716 | 580 | 378 | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 33 | 400 | 430 | 463 | 638 | 336 | 226 | 94 | 92 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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