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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | |
113 | 84 | 101 | 96 | 169 | 104 | 87 | 156 | 262 | 232 | 206 | 161 | 116 | 116 | 106 | 102 | 75 | 92 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:30PM2.52m | 8:44AM2.29m | 9:04PM2.40m | 9:17AM2.14m | 9:42PM2.26m | 9:54AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.42m | 2:50AM0.50m | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.66m | 4:09AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | E 5 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 113 | 67 | 101 | 96 | 37 | 92 | 87 | 29 | 3 | 161 | 165 | 161 | 101 | 116 | 90 | 76 | 56 | 17 | 44 | 35 | 45 | 28 | 49 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | — | 50 | 72 | — | 5 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 121 | 116 | 36 | 106 | 102 | 75 | 72 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 5 | E 4 | WNW 8 | ESE 5 | WNW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 41 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 84 | — | — | 169 | 104 | 84 | 156 | 262 | 232 | 206 | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 92 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 587 | 376 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 146 | 300 | 300 | 376 | 830 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
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