Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
431 | 361 | 297 | 229 | 184 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 126 | 98 | 74 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:26AM2.29m | 1:14PM2.29m | 2:05AM2.16m | 3:02PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM1.18m | 6:41AM1.27m | 7:41PM1.35m | 8:20AM1.35m | 9:27PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 5 |
90 | 65 | 62 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 9 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 14 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — |
431 | 361 | 297 | 229 | 184 | 173 | 144 | 144 | 126 | 98 | 74 | 57 | 45 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1117 | 342 | 335 | 267 | 354 | 335 | 397 | 397 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 194 | 246 | 267 | 135 | 342 | 348 | 193 | 135 |
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