Harbour surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harbour today?

The current surf forecast for Harbour at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
822
697
742
534
482
461
424
350
313
250
242
193
170
167
130
161
155
146
146
116
127
157
125
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
5
S
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:42AM3.31m
6:08PM3.22m
6:17AM3.30m
6:39PM3.31m
6:50AM3.26m
7:09PM3.34m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.48m
11:51AM0.23m
00:04AM0.39m
12:20PM0.23m
00:37AM0.35m
12:50PM0.27m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:58
5:56
5:54
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9:02
9:05
9:07
1
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
9
15
16
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
16
16
14
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
11
5
4
1
3
10
12
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
15
14
12
10
9
8
10
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
867
822
697
742
534
482
461
424
350
313
250
242
193
170
167
130
161
155
146
146
116
127
157
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
59
61
57
38
19
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
12
12
12
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
23
12
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
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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