Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 IST
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Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.7
W
15
2
W
14
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
245
186
154
107
69
47
24
57
79
288
546
1263
1620
1822
1264
972
683
569
411
319
202
188
178
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM3.57m
8:29AM3.34m
8:52PM3.50m
9:21AM3.11m
9:46PM3.36m
10:17AM2.85m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.03m
2:12AM0.02m
2:29PM0.16m
3:04AM0.17m
3:18PM0.33m
4:02AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:43
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
15
15
16
8
6
2
3
7
8
8
10
10
11
8
6
5
4
5
6
8
9
10
10
8
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.7
W
15
2
W
14
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
304
245
186
154
107
69
47
24
57
79
288
546
1263
1620
972
683
569
411
319
202
188
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NW
14
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
4
4
8
22
17
51
83
90
14
16
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NE
5
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
W
17
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
1
4
8
1
18
6
17
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
2.2
W
14
1.9
W
13
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1822
1264
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
83
79
7
7
122
16
116
0
7
40
76
67
76
137
40
40
0
0
0
7
0
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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