Surf Forecasts:
Derrynane surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, WSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 28 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 13s period, W swell with 13,032 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Derrynane this week:
The surf forecast for Derrynane over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Derrynane in the next 16 days are 6.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 28) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 6.0m 12s period and expected on Friday (Nov 27) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sat 28th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Derrynane over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SE 6 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 54 | 97 | 264 | 943 | 404 | 627 | 598 | 287 | 294 | 287 | 2994 | 1040 | 1172 | 3359 | 6105 | 7495 | 6949 | 5415 | 3576 | 2306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:51PM2.82m | 7:04AM2.88m | 7:34PM2.65m | 7:48AM2.73m | 8:25PM2.48m | 8:41AM2.59m | 9:25PM2.38m | 9:42AM2.51m | 10:33PM2.36m | 10:49AM2.50m | 11:40PM2.45m | 11:52AM2.58m | 00:38AM2.62m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:28PM0.64m | 00:40AM0.84m | 1:09PM0.80m | 1:20AM1.01m | 1:56PM0.95m | 2:08AM1.16m | 2:55PM1.07m | 3:11AM1.27m | 4:07PM1.10m | 4:30AM1.29m | 5:19PM1.03m | 5:44AM1.19m | 6:19PM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | W 15 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NNW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 97 | 72 | 4 | 404 | 627 | 598 | 273 | 294 | 154 | 16 | 1040 | 1172 | 3359 | 6105 | 7495 | 6949 | 5415 | 3576 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 13 | NW 7 | W 15 | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | W 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | — | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 54 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 111 | 80 | 287 | 68 | 34 | — | 192 | 1095 | 350 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | N 9 | — | W 13 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | — | 29 | 8 | 23 | 100 | 22 | — | — | — | 155 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | WSW 9 | W 11 | NNW 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 29 | 19 | 264 | 943 | — | — | — | — | 71 | 287 | 2994 | 2425 | 253 | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | 2306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 42 | 37 | 286 | 381 | 54 | 148 | 683 | 5 | 37 | 439 | 148 | 288 | 61 | 49 | 5 | 302 | 42 | 60 | 302 | 0 |
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