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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 7 | |
48 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.49m | 6:51AM2.40m | 7:09PM2.53m | 7:24AM2.38m | 7:44PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.41m | 00:53AM0.44m | 1:03PM0.41m | 1:29AM0.44m | 1:37PM0.42m | 2:05AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | 9:58 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
 kJ | 67 | 67 | 231 | 480 | 404 | 390 | 449 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 556 | 464 | 383 | 363 | 300 | 240 | 191 | 194 | 143 | 130 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | W 12 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 32 | 117 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | WNW 7 | SE 3 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | W 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 4 | — | SW 2 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 560 | 569 | 657 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 176 | 154 | 83 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
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