Culdaff surf break

Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 IST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Culdaff today?

The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 3AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1685
1619
1426
1321
1080
975
784
772
749
563
472
429
414
329
317
311
305
294
283
283
298
327
327
286
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:10AM2.64m
6:28PM2.52m
6:41AM2.64m
6:58PM2.59m
7:11AM2.60m
7:28PM2.62m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.28m
12:27PM0.22m
00:37AM0.24m
12:56PM0.21m
1:10AM0.24m
1:25PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:46
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9:01
9:04
9:06
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
10
13
15
15
13
13
11
10
11
12
15
15
14
12
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
5
3
3
4
6
9
11
10
10
8
8
8
10
13
14
13
10
9
8
9
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
15
1.9
NW
14
1.8
NW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
1685
1619
1426
1321
1080
975
784
772
749
563
472
429
414
329
317
311
305
294
283
283
298
327
327
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
158
130
114
77
59
57
52
51
51
51
34
36
38
37
19
19
19
18
8
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
14
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
7
10
16
43
37
23
11
7
8
15
17
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
13
13
13
13
13
46
81
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
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