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Silver Strand (Malin Beg) surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Silver Strand (Malin Beg) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Silver Strand (Malin Beg) sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Silver Strand (Malin Beg) today?
The current surf forecast for Silver Strand (Malin Beg) at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Silver Strand (Malin Beg). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | |
88 | 103 | 78 | 103 | 94 | 103 | 127 | 160 | 246 | 194 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 111 | 110 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 51 | 49 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:17PM3.14m | 8:32AM2.83m | 8:52PM3.01m | 9:07AM2.64m | 9:32PM2.85m | 9:47AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.46m | 2:23AM0.56m | 2:29PM0.60m | 3:00AM0.73m | 3:03PM0.75m | 3:41AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 88 | 18 | 78 | 103 | 94 | 103 | 30 | 160 | 246 | 194 | 161 | 119 | 81 | 111 | 86 | 208 | 163 | 125 | 120 | 87 | 81 | 51 | 49 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | N 7 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 11 | 42 | 21 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 119 | 55 | 110 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 59 | 59 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 82 | 36 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 31 | — | 48 | 57 | 127 | 1 | 10 | 103 | 152 | 106 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 480 | 125 | 53 | 14 | 251 | 196 | 196 | 480 | 796 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 78 | 34 | 306 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 32 |
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