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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 31 | 31 | 24 | 2693 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 25959 | 33900 | 33945 | 30514 | 27265 | 24321 | 25157 | 19065 | 17588 | 1777 | 1677 | 20406 | 18603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:58PM 2.18 | 4:23AM 2.24 | 4:37PM 2.25 | 4:59AM 2.36 | 5:13PM 2.31 | 5:33AM 2.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 0.61 | 10:35AM 0.64 | 10:50PM 0.55 | 11:15AM 0.55 | 11:26PM 0.48 | 11:52AM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - |
| Sunset | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 |
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