Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 20 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
11.2° 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 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
0.5
WNW
11
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
1137
1223
1122
1018
878
683
494
411
265
198
185
69
216
153
146
128
181
188
188
195
221
174
237
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:21AM3.11m
9:46PM3.36m
10:17AM2.85m
10:46PM3.18m
11:21AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.17m
3:18PM0.33m
4:02AM0.37m
4:13PM0.53m
5:07AM0.59m
5:15PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:43
9:44
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
17
18
15
14
13
12
13
14
18
19
16
14
5
6
7
6
6
7
9
11
9
8
11
13
15
16
13
10
9
9
10
12
15
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
1
W
9
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
Energy kJ
546
1137
1223
1122
1018
683
494
411
265
198
185
168
216
153
146
128
181
188
188
195
221
174
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
116
51
63
51
35
18
7
7
7
4
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
11
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
69
2
3
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
13
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
S
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
878
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
40
64
67
354
354
134
63
0
0
0
7
13
7
0
0
18
12
7
0
7
0
40
32
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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