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Magillian Point ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Magillian Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ireland – Londonderry)

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Surf Break: Magillian Point

Name: Magillian Point
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: S

Magillian Point in Londonderry is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Magillian Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Visitor Reviews of Magillian Point


Conor from UNITED KINGDOM writes:

Editors comments: Before reading the critical review below, please keep in mind that Magillian is very sheltered from the WNW swell that was running at the the time of these trips and that the 11 second period was not sufficient to refract much energy into the Bay. We are careful to state that our forecasts are for open-water swells and encourage users to make their own conclusions about how open water conditions relate to surf at sheltered breaks like Magillian.

The info youse guys at surf-forecast on Magilligan needs looked at. Yesterday you had it at 4stars with 2metres in a westerly swell. I did think "how can that be?" as I thought Magilligan is completely sheltered from westerly swell by Malin Head, but I gave your forecast the benefit of the doubt and headed up there as I had a bit of extra time... what a disappointment - Castlerock had 2ft, Downhill had 2-3ft, but as I drove up Benone to the west towards Magilligan it dropped off gradually to nothing at the point. I nearly bogged the jeep as the sand up there is very soft. Luckily I got out by using the ramp at "The Point" hostelry...

Thats 2x wasted journeys as a few months back I sent a mate up there based on your forecasts, and there was nothing, and he DID get bogged down.

2010-04-07

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Magillian Point:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Downhill 4 mi
Second closest break Castlerock 6 mi
Third closest break Portstewart Strand 7 mi
Fourth closest break Black Rocks 10 mi
Fifth closest break Portrush-West Strand 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Magillian Point:
Closest wave buoy M4 Donegal Bay Buoy 122 mi
Second closest wave buoy M2 Lambay Buoy 133 mi
Third closest wave buoy Liverpool Buoy 168 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy K4 Buoy 221 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Aberporth Buoy 222 mi

Tide stations nearest to Magillian Point:
Closest tide station Portrush, Northern Ireland 11 mi
Second closest tide station Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol. 11 mi
Third closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland 42 mi
Fourth closest tide station Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco 42 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bangor, Northern Ireland 61 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Magillian Point:
Closest ski area Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) 129 mi
Second closest ski area Nevis Range (United Kingdom) 137 mi
Third closest ski area Raise (United Kingdom) 160 mi
Fourth closest ski area Glenshee (United Kingdom) 175 mi
Fifth closest ski area Cairngorm (United Kingdom) 184 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Magillian Point:
Closest city location Moville (Ireland) 5 mi
Second closest city location Castlerock (United Kingdom) 6 mi
Third closest city location Portstewart (United Kingdom) 8 mi
Fourth closest city location Limavady (United Kingdom) 9 mi
Fifth closest city location Ballykelly (United Kingdom) 9 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Magillian Point is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 21 km (13 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Magillian Point is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 70 km (43 miles) away.
  • Third is Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland, 74 km (46 miles) away.
  • City (Belfast) Airport (BHD) in North Ireland is 92 km (57 miles) away.
  • St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England is the fifth nearest airport to Magillian Point and is 98 km (61 miles) away.
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