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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | |
92 | 90 | 113 | 86 | 101 | 96 | 169 | 126 | 89 | 174 | 189 | 227 | 186 | 214 | 150 | 113 | 92 | 131 | 98 | 72 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.43m | 8:30PM2.52m | 8:44AM2.29m | 9:04PM2.40m | 9:17AM2.14m | 9:42PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.42m | 2:50AM0.50m | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.66m | 4:09AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 7 | N 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 |
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 37 | 86 | 101 | 96 | 37 | 73 | 89 | 29 | 189 | 3 | 186 | 154 | 138 | 86 | 92 | 131 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 50 | 72 | — | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 150 | 113 | 39 | 84 | 58 | 72 | 68 | 42 | 41 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 37 | 52 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 113 | 10 | — | — | 169 | 126 | 84 | 174 | — | 227 | 173 | 214 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 319 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 146 | 300 | 300 | 376 | 790 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 319 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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