
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 20 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
424 | 349 | 53 | 15 | 9983 | 11374 | 10325 | 9783 | 8498 | 6683 | 5444 | 3939 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 534 | 1066 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51PM2.59m | 6:05AM2.40m | 6:19PM2.76m | 6:34AM2.55m | 6:49PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.38m | 00:11AM0.30m | 12:10PM0.21m | 00:39AM0.14m | 12:41PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
424 | 349 | 778 | 1679 | 8879 | 11374 | 10325 | 9783 | 8498 | 6683 | 5444 | 3939 | 3501 | 3061 | 2815 | 2483 | 1822 | 941 | 1066 | 1081 | 1026 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 12 | NW 20 | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NNW 13 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
47 | 114 | 53 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 43 | 42 | — | — | 16 | 6 | — | 534 | 64 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 |
3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | WNW 17 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | S 2 | S 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
40 | 84 | 46 | 24 | 9983 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 182 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 387 | 176 | 33 | 154 | 443 | 19 | 32 | 27 |
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