Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 29 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
8.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Falcarragh Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Falcarragh Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.4
WNW
1.6
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)151414131313121221191818171716161615151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1108931646434411324187184150195644455618508249704025326326782265214719101936217720901640
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
2.71
3:42AM
2.92
4:13PM
2.90
4:39AM
3.22
5:07PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
0.88
9:14PM
0.78
9:54AM
0.64
10:15PM
0.55
10:51AM
0.37
11:04PM
0.32
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sun
01
Sunrise--8:29-------8:27-------8:26-----
Sunset----5:00-------5:02-------5:05---
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C677766654565787777777776
Feels °C (?)-2-2-2-3-5-4-5-6-6-4-3-5-120113323332
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