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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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
10.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 2AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | |
154 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 92 | 116 | 31 | 2287 | 1935 | 1676 | 1324 | 1141 | 1018 | 807 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 169 | 184 | 90 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.75m | 6:56AM2.86m | 7:19PM2.85m | 7:42AM2.80m | 8:04PM2.87m | 8:29AM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.05m | 1:13PM0.03m | 1:37AM0.02m | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:27AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 154 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 92 | 116 | 2593 | 2287 | 1935 | 1676 | 1324 | 1141 | 1018 | 807 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 370 | 300 | 250 | 169 | 123 | 90 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 10 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 191 | 147 | 13 | 21 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 88 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 6 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 142 | 130 | 176 | 196 | 2023 | 2640 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | 37 | 109 | 184 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 287 | 290 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 326 | 93 | 57 | 32 | 15 |
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