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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
96 | 125 | 114 | 101 | 194 | 266 | 165 | 194 | 157 | 129 | 111 | 100 | 102 | 74 | 67 | 44 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 336 | 746 | 788 | 506 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.29m | 9:04PM2.40m | 9:17AM2.14m | 9:42PM2.26m | 9:54AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.50m | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.66m | 4:09AM0.82m | 4:12PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 96 | 125 | 73 | 89 | 29 | 3 | 157 | 151 | 127 | 69 | 111 | 90 | 76 | 56 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 33 | 40 | 64 | 336 | 746 | 788 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | — | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 37 | 5 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 157 | 129 | 35 | 100 | 102 | 74 | 67 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | — | NNW 10 | WNW 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NNW 12 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 10 | — | 31 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 114 | 101 | 194 | 266 | 165 | 194 | — | 5 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 56 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 119 | 130 | 300 | 300 | 336 | 95 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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