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Harbour surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 13 |
 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 22 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 10 | SW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 135 | 24 | 1709 | 1804 | 1294 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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