Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
0.9
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)10111112121111121212121111101011912121212122219
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14581174953167917391664157217761869240826021309126210849838555394804187736906867522989
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
2.41
1:42AM
2.34
2:11PM
2.37
2:55AM
2.45
3:20PM
2.45
3:51AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.19
7:17PM
1.15
7:51AM
1.23
8:26PM
1.14
9:04AM
1.16
9:26PM
1.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:52-------8:51-------8:49-------
Sunset--4:29-------4:30-------4:31-----
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-4323521111-------34--11
Temp. °C999877767766777556567766
Feels °C (?)13464320-1-2-3-3-200-2-1-2-3-11200
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

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 locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest