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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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
10.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 9 | |
92 | 116 | 2419 | 2123 | 1935 | 1543 | 1294 | 1141 | 1018 | 807 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 169 | 201 | 145 | 57 | 35 | 35 | 57 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.86m | 7:19PM2.85m | 7:42AM2.80m | 8:04PM2.87m | 8:29AM2.65m | 8:53PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.03m | 1:37AM0.02m | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:27AM0.07m | 2:43PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | 9:38 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 92 | 116 | 2419 | 2123 | 1935 | 1543 | 1294 | 1141 | 1018 | 807 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 169 | 120 | 88 | 57 | 22 | 38 | 42 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 5 | WNW 13 | W 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 32 | 9 | 57 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 51 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1893 | 2287 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 18 | 76 | 201 | 145 | — | 28 | 16 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 116 | 93 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
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