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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | |
106 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 108 | 122 | 128 | 125 | 120 | 111 | 209 | 211 | 227 | 380 | 206 | 261 | 120 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 72 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.43m | 8:30PM2.52m | 8:44AM2.29m | 9:04PM2.40m | 9:17AM2.14m | 9:42PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.37m | 2:24PM0.42m | 2:50AM0.50m | 2:56PM0.54m | 3:27AM0.66m | 3:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — |
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Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 106 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 52 | 86 | 128 | 125 | 83 | 87 | 28 | 211 | 227 | 380 | 206 | 261 | 120 | 133 | 102 | 100 | 17 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 11 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 111 | 40 | 26 | 92 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 10 | E 4 | NW 8 | ESE 4 | NNW 10 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 27 | — | 85 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 72 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 33 | 23 | 17 | — | 11 | 108 | 122 | 88 | 86 | 120 | 111 | 209 | 56 | 38 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 37 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 114 | 0 | 119 | 300 | 319 | 336 | 0 | 33 | 240 | 146 | 130 | 300 | 829 | 300 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 0 |
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