
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Culdaff today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1052 | 1450 | 1928 | 2347 | 4682 | 3853 | 4380 | 3701 | 2849 | 2257 | 1450 | 1119 | 1066 | 889 | 807 | 807 | 942 | 1065 | 1242 | 1993 | 2701 | 3096 | 4262 | 6795 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.77m | 4:02PM2.14m | 4:23AM1.97m | 4:37PM2.34m | 4:57AM2.18m | 5:09PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.85m | 10:26PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:59PM0.50m | 10:59AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | E 4 | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | NW 12 | NW 10 | — |
1052 | 1450 | 1928 | 2347 | 1 | — | — | 226 | 135 | 1899 | 1450 | 1119 | 1066 | 889 | 807 | 807 | 942 | 1065 | 2 | 2 | — | 187 | 4 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 212 | 166 | 147 | 116 | 87 | 57 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | NW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
20 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4682 | 3853 | 4380 | 3701 | 2849 | 2257 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 1242 | 1993 | 2701 | 3096 | 4262 | 6795 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 226 | 283 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 146 | 345 | 324 | 393 | 779 | 333 |
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