Culdaff surf break

Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 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
9.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Culdaff today?

The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 6AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
1.7
W
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)1212131312121212121413131212111110101010121266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1121111915141365126110531036111911802362290428152116170612791121791480335460154171
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
2.12
10:08AM
2.43
10:24PM
1.97
10:56AM
2.21
11:20PM
1.85
11:54AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.43
4:37PM
0.63
4:34AM
0.63
5:26PM
0.78
5:30AM
0.83
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:51-------8:49-------8:49---
Sunset------4:19-------4:21-------4:22-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
111--------------2421--1
Temp. °C66555664333334555457991012
Feels °C (?)22111220-1-2-10-1021-1-4-4-21244
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