Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
11.3° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.1
N
8
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.1
W
16
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
WNW
14
1.7
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
284
231
2
297
244
1
1
1
98
77
62
5
194
241
314
320
314
262
262
262
216
389
1129
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:17AM2.63m
11:49PM3.04m
12:30PM2.46m
1:01AM2.92m
1:46PM2.42m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.59m
5:10PM0.73m
6:17AM0.75m
6:22PM0.86m
7:34AM0.80m
7:39PM0.91m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:45
9:46
9:47
9:50
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
17
17
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
16
15
9
11
12
13
13
10
9
7
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.1
W
16
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.7
W
14
Energy kJ
214
284
231
303
297
244
1
1
98
77
62
5
194
241
314
320
314
262
262
262
216
282
1129
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.5
WNW
15
1
WNW
14
Energy kJ
7
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
6
26
131
389
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
16
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
1
5
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SW
3
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
9
Energy kJ
4
2
2
3
297
333
314
62
62
64
211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
16
18
54
26
54
47
0
112
54
117
26
0
0
0
0
0
54
54
54
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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