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Drumnacraig Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Drumnacraig Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Drumnacraig Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Drumnacraig Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 6 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:02PM2.56m | 4:18AM2.84m | 4:48PM2.71m | 5:02AM2.88m | 5:27PM2.85m | 5:41AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.69m | 9:55PM0.77m | 10:31AM0.62m | 10:44PM0.69m | 11:09AM0.56m | 11:26PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | | |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | 9:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 522 | 419 | 313 | 308 | 275 | 210 | 206 | 106 | 125 | 70 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | NNE 4 | NW 6 | NNE 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | NNE 4 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | SE 2 | SSE 2 | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 76 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 258 | 421 | 568 | 552 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 5 |
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