Harbour surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 IST
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Harbour surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Harbour sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Harbour at 9PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (17 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.4
W
16
2
W
15
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1253
1062
895
786
563
466
396
326
250
204
163
100
67
44
28
40
41
82
402
928
1709
1804
1294
972
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:59PM3.65m
7:20AM3.51m
7:45PM3.68m
8:11AM3.34m
8:33PM3.64m
9:04AM3.11m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.02m
1:21PM0.04m
1:53AM0.04m
2:06PM0.18m
2:46AM0.17m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:38
5
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
12
14
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
14
5
5
6
6
5
5
6
8
9
7
5
5
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.9
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.7
W
13
Energy kJ
1253
1062
895
786
563
466
396
326
250
204
163
100
67
44
28
40
41
62
402
928
972
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.4
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
4
17
14
14
31
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
16
6
22
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
SW
4
2
W
15
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
Energy kJ
1
3
4
3
1
3
3
5
4
135
24
1709
1804
1294
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
423
77
109
115
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
64
94
37
75
64
64
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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