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Drumnacraig Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Drumnacraig Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drumnacraig Beach sea temperature is
10.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | |
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:34AM3.17m | 5:57PM2.99m | 6:09AM3.21m | 6:29PM3.10m | 6:42AM3.21m | 6:59PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.31m | 11:52PM0.37m | 12:15PM0.25m | 00:27AM0.30m | 12:45PM0.24m | 1:00AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
 kJ | 329 | 263 | 240 | 929 | 1245 | 1410 | 1622 | 1540 | 1460 | 1212 | 1179 | 951 | 715 | 680 | 604 | 527 | 379 | 414 | 355 | 309 | 283 | 278 | 229 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 20 | NW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 97 | 388 | 236 | 186 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 21 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
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