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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | 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 | |
26 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 724 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 92 | 116 | 203 | 2419 | 2132 | 1676 | 1444 | 1160 | 1018 | 828 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 432 | 314 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.83m | 6:36PM2.75m | 6:56AM2.86m | 7:19PM2.85m | 7:42AM2.80m | 8:04PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.04m | 00:49AM0.05m | 1:13PM0.03m | 1:37AM0.02m | 1:57PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | 9:37 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | 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 |
 kJ | 50 | 77 | 79 | 65 | 2 | 267 | 250 | 542 | 92 | 116 | 203 | 2419 | 2132 | 1676 | 1444 | 1160 | 1018 | 828 | 698 | 622 | 531 | 432 | 314 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 14 | N 10 | N 6 | WNW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 2 | 3 | 191 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 20 | — | 18 | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | NNW 6 | — | N 6 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 9 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 42 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 724 | 176 | 176 | 709 | 2190 | 2640 | 2730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 15 |
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