Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 6PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
NW
14
1.1
W
8
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
1266
1048
820
630
358
397
305
142
91
73
44
32
31
50
60
62
142
151
169
594
1587
1750
1886
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:04PM3.04m
5:18AM3.36m
5:46PM3.27m
6:03AM3.50m
6:29PM3.45m
6:49AM3.55m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.31m
11:01PM0.39m
11:30AM0.12m
11:46PM0.18m
12:12PM0.01m
00:32AM0.04m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:32
9:35
9:37
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
5
6
5
5
3
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
1
WNW
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
14
0.2
N
10
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
154
4
7
100
91
73
42
32
31
50
60
62
102
151
169
594
8
1750
1886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.4
WNW
15
0.2
N
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
7
74
64
44
26
25
21
13
12
7
7
89
7
128
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
NW
14
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
6
0.3
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
4
6
6
8
15
26
27
3
54
8
3
17
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNW
10
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.4
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.3
S
2
0.5
SW
4
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
2.1
WNW
14
Energy kJ
1527
1266
1048
820
630
358
397
305
142
1
8
142
126
166
192
1587
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Distance (km)
666
1282
1701
890
857
349
261
261
394
394
343
122
0
0
0
0
0
54
83
92
92
62
54
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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