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Forecasts and tides for Lough Swilly

The local weather for Lough Swilly with 5-day forecasts, tide times, surf swells and wind speed predictions.

5-day weather forecast

Tue

Rain

17°C

Min: 10°C
Max: 17°C

Wed

Rain

20°C

Min: 13°C
Max: 20°C

Thu

Cloudy

22°C

Min: 12°C
Max: 22°C

Fri

Sunshine

24°C

Min: 14°C
Max: 24°C

Sat

Sunshine

26°C

Min: 15°C
Max: 26°C

Tide times

Tides and the dangers

A beach can seem like a vast playground but the tide can come in surprisingly quickly. As the tide moves up and down the beach, the depth of the water changes throughout the day, sometimes by as much as 10 metres.

Always keep a look out of the tide's direction while on the beach.

Surf forecast

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 0.8ft 9
5am 2.6ft 7
8am 4.0ft 7
11am 3.6ft 7
2pm 3.3ft 7
5pm 2.1ft 7
8pm 1.4ft 7
11pm 2.4ft 7

Wednesday 9 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 2.6ft 7
5am 2.9ft 7
8am 3.3ft 7
11am 3.6ft 7
2pm 3.8ft 8
5pm 3.7ft 8
8pm 3.6ft 8
11pm 3.5ft 8

Thursday 10 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.4ft 8
5am 3.4ft 8
8am 3.4ft 8
11am 3.5ft 8
2pm 3.6ft 8
5pm 3.8ft 9
8pm 3.7ft 9
11pm 3.6ft 9

Friday 11 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.6ft 9
5am 3.4ft 9
8am 3.3ft 9
11am 3.1ft 9
2pm 3.0ft 9
5pm 3.0ft 9
8pm 3.0ft 9
11pm 3.1ft 9

Saturday 12 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.2ft 9
5am 3.1ft 9
8am 3.0ft 9
11am 2.8ft 9
2pm 2.7ft 9
5pm 2.5ft 9
8pm 1.1ft 9
11pm 1.0ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.1ft 9
5am 2.7ft 7
8am 2.5ft 7
11am 2.2ft 7
2pm 2.2ft 7
5pm 2.4ft 7
8pm 2.7ft 7
11pm 2.7ft 7

Wednesday 9 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.0ft 7
5am 3.3ft 7
8am 3.8ft 7
11am 3.5ft 8
2pm 4.2ft 8
5pm 4.0ft 8
8pm 3.9ft 8
11pm 3.9ft 8

Thursday 10 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.9ft 8
5am 3.9ft 8
8am 3.9ft 8
11am 3.9ft 8
2pm 4.2ft 8
5pm 4.2ft 9
8pm 4.2ft 9
11pm 4.1ft 9

Friday 11 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.0ft 9
5am 3.9ft 9
8am 3.6ft 9
11am 3.5ft 9
2pm 3.4ft 9
5pm 3.4ft 9
8pm 3.4ft 9
11pm 3.6ft 8

Saturday 12 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.6ft 9
5am 3.6ft 9
8am 3.5ft 9
11am 0.9ft 10
2pm 0.9ft 10
5pm 1.4ft 9
8pm 1.3ft 9
11pm 1.4ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.8ft 8
5am 4.1ft 8
8am 3.9ft 7
11am 3.5ft 7
2pm 3.3ft 7
5pm 2.6ft 7
8pm 2.2ft 7
11pm 2.0ft 7

Wednesday 9 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.7ft 7
5am 1.5ft 7
8am 4.1ft 7
11am 4.5ft 8
2pm 4.9ft 8
5pm 4.9ft 8
8pm 4.7ft 8
11pm 4.6ft 8

Thursday 10 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.6ft 8
5am 4.7ft 8
8am 4.7ft 8
11am 4.8ft 8
2pm 5.0ft 8
5pm 5.2ft 9
8pm 5.1ft 9
11pm 5.0ft 9

Friday 11 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.9ft 9
5am 4.7ft 9
8am 4.5ft 9
11am 1.4ft 10
2pm 1.8ft 10
5pm 1.8ft 9
8pm 1.8ft 9
11pm 4.2ft 9

Saturday 12 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.4ft 9
5am 4.5ft 9
8am 4.4ft 9
11am 1.1ft 10
2pm 1.4ft 10
5pm 1.7ft 10
8pm 1.8ft 9
11pm 1.8ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.3ft 7
5am 4.0ft 8
8am 3.9ft 7
11am 3.5ft 7
2pm 3.8ft 7
5pm 2.6ft 7
8pm 2.3ft 7
11pm 2.1ft 7

Wednesday 9 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.7ft 7
5am 1.5ft 7
8am 3.9ft 7
11am 4.3ft 8
2pm 4.6ft 8
5pm 4.6ft 8
8pm 4.4ft 8
11pm 4.3ft 8

Thursday 10 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.2ft 8
5am 4.2ft 8
8am 4.2ft 8
11am 4.3ft 8
2pm 4.4ft 8
5pm 4.7ft 9
8pm 4.7ft 9
11pm 4.6ft 9

Friday 11 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.4ft 9
5am 4.3ft 9
8am 1.3ft 10
11am 1.3ft 10
2pm 1.8ft 10
5pm 1.8ft 9
8pm 3.7ft 9
11pm 3.7ft 9

Saturday 12 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.9ft 9
5am 3.9ft 9
8am 3.8ft 9
11am 0.7ft 10
2pm 1.4ft 10
5pm 1.7ft 10
8pm 1.8ft 9
11pm 1.8ft 9

Tuesday 8 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 1.0ft 9
5am 3.4ft 7
8am 2.8ft 7
11am 2.3ft 7
2pm 2.7ft 7
5pm 2.9ft 7
8pm 3.1ft 7
11pm 3.2ft 7

Wednesday 9 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 3.5ft 7
5am 4.0ft 7
8am 4.3ft 7
11am 4.7ft 8
2pm 4.9ft 8
5pm 4.9ft 8
8pm 4.8ft 8
11pm 4.8ft 8

Thursday 10 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.9ft 8
5am 5.0ft 8
8am 5.1ft 8
11am 5.2ft 8
2pm 5.4ft 8
5pm 5.5ft 9
8pm 5.4ft 9
11pm 5.2ft 9

Friday 11 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 5.1ft 9
5am 4.9ft 9
8am 4.7ft 9
11am 1.4ft 10
2pm 1.8ft 9
5pm 1.8ft 9
8pm 4.4ft 9
11pm 4.6ft 9

Saturday 12 July

Time Wave height Wave period
2am 4.8ft 9
5am 4.8ft 9
8am 4.8ft 9
11am 1.1ft 10
2pm 1.4ft 10
5pm 1.8ft 9
8pm 1.8ft 9
11pm 1.8ft 9