Culdaff surf break

Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 May 2026 IST
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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 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
NNW
10
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
92
92
92
90
90
108
122
128
125
120
111
209
211
227
380
206
261
120
133
102
100
72
63
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
W
0
WSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:13AM2.43m
8:30PM2.52m
8:44AM2.29m
9:04PM2.40m
9:17AM2.14m
9:42PM2.26m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.37m
2:24PM0.42m
2:50AM0.50m
2:56PM0.54m
3:27AM0.66m
3:31PM0.66m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
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9:08
9:10
9:13
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
4
3
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
106
92
92
92
90
90
52
86
128
125
83
87
28
211
227
380
206
261
120
133
102
100
17
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
8
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNW
8
1.1
N
7
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
13
5
5
2
12
26
5
30
2
3
3
7
111
40
26
92
62
58
56
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.2
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
E
4
0.3
NW
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
NNW
10
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
14
3
16
27
85
4
10
16
72
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
57
33
23
17
11
108
122
88
86
120
111
209
56
38
2
6
7
5
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
91
114
0
119
300
319
336
0
33
240
146
130
300
829
300
62
0
0
0
13
13
13
30
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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