Drumnacraig Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 May 2026 IST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
N
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.3
N
7
1
N
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
64
50
31
35
0
44
62
57
79
0
0
8
112
246
208
142
84
102
204
163
120
90
85
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
W
25
W
10
SW
10
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM2.97m
8:32PM3.06m
8:49AM2.81m
9:07PM2.92m
9:23AM2.63m
9:46PM2.76m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.48m
2:41AM0.56m
2:49PM0.63m
3:17AM0.74m
3:24PM0.78m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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9:10
9:13
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
11
9
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
1
0
0
2
5
4
5
7
7
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.3
NW
11
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
6
0.8
N
7
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
34
83
71
70
68
50
86
76
82
79
19
115
137
148
138
208
142
84
66
204
163
120
90
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
N
10
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.1
NE
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
71
64
50
31
35
44
62
49
27
8
3
12
101
94
88
102
43
43
1
24
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
8
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.7
NW
8
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
22
2
9
1
5
3
42
61
82
72
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
N
7
1.5
NNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
59
57
121
112
246
55
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
385
0
93
280
327
327
19
30
93
212
280
280
392
346
93
19
5
5
6
5
0
68
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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