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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
10.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1576 | 1398 | 1102 | 1195 | 1045 | 938 | 837 | 823 | 731 | 698 | 606 | 469 | 337 | 173 | 125 | 115 | 269 | 328 | 398 | 373 | 381 | 381 | 355 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.98m | 11:47AM1.70m | 00:50AM1.94m | 1:23PM1.68m | 2:10AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.88m | 6:12AM1.04m | 6:15PM0.94m | 7:34AM1.01m | 7:34PM0.92m | 8:46AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 1576 | 1398 | 1102 | 1195 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 337 | 173 | 125 | 67 | — | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 355 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 99 | 87 | 84 | 75 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 38 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1045 | 938 | 837 | 823 | 731 | 698 | 606 | 469 | 46 | — | 58 | 115 | 269 | 328 | 398 | 373 | 381 | 381 | 24 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 300 | 92 | 92 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 443 | 443 | 443 | 365 | 393 | 119 | 91 | 119 | 119 | 396 | 395 | 395 | 319 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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