Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 2026 IST
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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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 2AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
N
11
2.1
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.8
N
11
1.6
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
1379
1261
1205
1279
1106
1086
1208
1107
988
882
778
606
449
367
284
313
413
422
432
297
314
304
304
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26PM2.53m
11:53AM2.20m
00:38AM2.48m
1:16PM2.18m
1:51AM2.54m
Low Tide
4:47PM1.08m
5:48AM1.22m
5:55PM1.17m
7:10AM1.21m
7:15PM1.16m
8:23AM1.05m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:22
9:23
9:25
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
5
3
3
2
1
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
1.6
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
1510
1379
1261
1205
1279
71
46
45
40
39
39
22
606
449
367
284
19
86
18
16
297
314
304
304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.5
NW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
Energy kJ
68
96
89
75
72
55
24
22
22
28
19
19
18
81
25
30
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
3
20
17
6
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
N
11
2.1
N
11
2
N
11
1.9
N
11
1.8
N
11
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1106
1086
1208
1107
988
882
778
41
69
313
413
422
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
261
153
66
66
66
66
489
489
489
425
430
69
36
69
69
436
375
375
340
161
161
161
161
161
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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