Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
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 8PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)171717161615151515151414131313121212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)710162615846512543273520325131353093288025772107153511921041807680579438356297276218173
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12PM
2.58
4:37AM
2.81
4:54PM
2.73
5:16AM
2.99
5:31PM
2.87
5:51AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
0.89
10:44AM
0.84
10:54PM
0.71
11:23AM
0.68
11:30PM
0.54
11:58AM
0.53
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------8:48-------8:47-------8:45-
Sunset4:34-------4:36-------4:37-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C755544456656555677554446
Feels °C (?)21-10-1-1-10122311123301-1-1-1-1
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