Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) surf break

Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 IST
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Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) sea temperature is
10.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.7
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.8
NW
15
2
NW
15
0.8
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
3
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
8
8
18
7
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
12
13
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSW
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:17PM2.89m
5:30AM3.23m
5:53PM3.05m
6:05AM3.27m
6:26PM3.17m
6:38AM3.28m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.48m
11:40AM0.31m
11:48PM0.37m
12:11PM0.25m
00:23AM0.30m
12:42PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
10
9
8
9
13
15
13
11
9
8
7
9
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
11
9
8
6
4
5
9
9
8
7
4
2
0
2
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
13
1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.3
NW
17
1.7
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.9
NW
16
1.8
NW
15
2
NW
15
1.8
NW
14
1.7
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.5
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
Energy kJ
232
339
377
371
446
356
339
1014
1474
1787
1742
1520
1695
1307
1163
1049
792
757
746
604
549
522
407
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.2
N
9
0.4
NW
19
0.9
NW
18
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
W
12
Energy kJ
15
8
8
18
7
133
534
276
271
199
196
151
79
75
52
55
52
49
53
32
35
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
21
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
17
6
6
7
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.8
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
3
Energy kJ
33
2
2
12
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
38
22
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
8
29
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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