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Falcarragh Beach surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
10.7° 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 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Falcarragh Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
173 | 98 | 69 | 35 | 22 | 76 | 106 | 416 | 804 | 1672 | 2095 | 1755 | 1349 | 1060 | 846 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 233 | 319 | 346 | 296 | 240 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-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 | |
High Tide | 8:26AM3.35m | 8:49PM3.51m | 9:17AM3.12m | 9:42PM3.38m | 10:14AM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.03m | 2:25PM0.17m | 3:01AM0.18m | 3:14PM0.34m | 3:58AM0.38m | 4:08PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 173 | 98 | 69 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 106 | 416 | 804 | 1672 | 1091 | 887 | — | 1060 | 846 | 625 | 454 | 361 | 233 | 319 | 346 | 296 | 240 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | WSW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | W 10 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 35 | 89 | 148 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 8 | WNW 15 | ENE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 245 | — | 2095 | 1755 | 1349 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 123 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 96 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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