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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
458 | 428 | 384 | 402 | 388 | 459 | 644 | 843 | 1179 | 1547 | 1893 | 2295 | 3028 | 4766 | 6359 | 6904 | 5863 | 5478 | 5027 | 3931 | 3150 | 2824 | 2217 | 1584 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.78m | 3:10AM2.17m | 3:44PM1.96m | 3:59AM2.36m | 4:30PM2.18m | 4:44AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.87m | 8:44PM0.82m | 9:41AM0.67m | 9:41PM0.67m | 10:27AM0.45m | 10:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
 kJ | 4 | 428 | 384 | 402 | 388 | 294 | 15 | — | — | — | 286 | 267 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 19 | 45 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 458 | 46 | 24 | — | — | 459 | 644 | 843 | 1179 | 1547 | 1893 | 2295 | 3028 | 4766 | 6359 | 6904 | 5863 | 5478 | 5027 | 3931 | 3150 | 2824 | 2217 | 1584 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 130 | 287 | 287 | 27 | 300 | 322 | 351 | 447 | 593 | 1095 | 362 | 364 | 364 | 402 | 432 | 443 | 983 | 1238 | 1085 | 981 | 882 | 376 | 376 |
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