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Culdaff surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 11 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
10.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Culdaff today?
The current surf forecast for Culdaff at 5AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Culdaff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | |
386 | 427 | 496 | 487 | 481 | 421 | 402 | 388 | 486 | 629 | 720 | 979 | 1272 | 1662 | 2132 | 2969 | 4678 | 6465 | 7125 | 5863 | 4800 | 4330 | 4158 | 3855 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.01m | 2:46PM1.78m | 3:10AM2.17m | 3:44PM1.96m | 3:59AM2.36m | 4:30PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.87m | 8:44PM0.82m | 9:41AM0.67m | 9:41PM0.67m | 10:27AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 481 | 421 | 402 | 388 | 67 | 30 | — | — | — | 269 | 333 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | N 5 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 386 | 427 | 496 | 487 | — | 37 | — | — | 486 | 629 | 720 | 979 | 1272 | 1662 | 2132 | 2969 | 4678 | 6465 | 7125 | 5863 | 4800 | 4330 | 4158 | 3855 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 423 | 336 | 317 | 89 | 130 | 283 | 287 | 27 | 300 | 329 | 329 | 434 | 637 | 350 | 362 | 364 | 362 | 427 | 432 | 442 | 985 | 1037 | 958 | 329 |
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