Surf Forecasts:
Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, N swell with 82 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.5m 12s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 8th Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the W by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 6 | N 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 8 | W 9 | N 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM3.24m | 5:16AM2.97m | 5:30PM3.45m | 5:54AM3.17m | 6:08PM3.57m | 6:29AM3.31m | 6:43PM3.59m | 7:02AM3.38m | 7:17PM3.53m | 7:34AM3.39m | 7:49PM3.40m | 8:05AM3.32m | 8:20PM3.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.58m | 11:04PM0.32m | 11:09AM0.34m | 11:43PM0.12m | 11:49AM0.15m | 00:18AM0.01m | 12:25PM0.05m | 00:50AM-0.01m | 1:00PM0.03m | 1:21AM0.04m | 1:34PM0.09m | 1:51AM0.17m | 2:08PM0.23m | 2:22AM0.35m | |||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 9 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 27 | — | 700 | 452 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2455 | 1089 | 569 | 150 | 61 | 130 | 46 | 58 | — | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | NW 9 | WSW 7 | N 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 28 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 8 | E 5 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | S 3 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | W 8 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 794 | 1594 | 1695 | — | 7 | 893 | 2037 | 3289 | 6275 | 8818 | 6203 | — | — | — | 3 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 489 | 533 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 481 | 890 | 8 | 354 | 779 | 1038 | 1136 | 434 | 482 | 405 | 371 | 16 | 4 | 71 | 348 | 272 | 135 | 131 | 342 | 45 |
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