
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2138 | 1625 | 1332 | 1119 | 966 | 814 | 745 | 634 | 724 | 724 | 759 | 1773 | 2279 | 2707 | 3488 | 4233 | 5270 | 4592 | 3399 | 2329 | 1530 | 33 | 5 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.97m | 4:37PM2.34m | 4:57AM2.18m | 5:09PM2.54m | 5:30AM2.38m | 5:42PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:59PM0.50m | 10:59AM0.47m | 11:31PM0.29m | 11:34AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 4 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — |
2138 | 1625 | 1332 | 1119 | 966 | 814 | 745 | 634 | 724 | 724 | 759 | — | — | — | — | 276 | 5270 | 4592 | 3399 | 2329 | 1530 | 33 | 17 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 5 | — |
121 | 125 | 87 | 62 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — |
— | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1773 | 2279 | 2707 | 3488 | 4233 | — | — | 14 | 68 | 195 | 2168 | 6919 | 18209 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 312 | 355 | 344 | 326 | 389 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 283 | 983 | 983 | 1085 | 693 |
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