- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Falcarragh Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Falcarragh Beach sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
27 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 116 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 24 | 56 | 148 | 472 | 456 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:53AM2.94m | 5:19PM2.91m | 5:33AM2.97m | 5:55PM3.03m | 6:10AM3.00m | 6:30PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.57m | 11:18PM0.63m | 11:37AM0.52m | 11:57PM0.56m | 12:11PM0.50m | 00:33AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | 9:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 116 | 135 | 110 | 65 | 87 | 192 | 192 | 472 | 456 | 364 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | NW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 148 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 6 | W 18 | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 13 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 111 | 168 | 241 | 303 | 284 | 166 | 84 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 8 | 340 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 344 | 347 | 364 | 54 | 364 | 364 | 553 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 26 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Falcarragh Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest