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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 14 | WNW 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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
1321 | 1193 | 975 | 784 | 772 | 749 | 563 | 536 | 464 | 414 | 329 | 317 | 311 | 305 | 300 | 339 | 367 | 347 | 386 | 340 | 363 | 315 | 309 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.52m | 6:41AM2.64m | 6:58PM2.59m | 7:11AM2.60m | 7:28PM2.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.22m | 00:37AM0.24m | 12:56PM0.21m | 1:10AM0.24m | 1:25PM0.25m | 1:43AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | WNW 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 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 1321 | 1193 | 975 | 784 | 772 | 749 | 563 | 536 | 464 | 414 | 329 | 317 | 311 | 305 | 300 | 339 | 367 | 347 | 386 | 340 | 363 | 315 | 309 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | NW 12 | — | W 8 | NNW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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