Surf Forecasts:
Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) surf forecast from 27 Jun 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 1PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period, N swell with 2 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 0.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 13s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 28) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dunfanaghy (Killahoey Beach) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
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 kJ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.86m | 5:57AM2.78m | 6:18PM2.98m | 6:36AM2.85m | 6:56PM3.08m | 7:12AM2.90m | 7:32PM3.15m | 7:46AM2.91m | 8:08PM3.19m | 8:21AM2.89m | 8:43PM3.19m | 8:55AM2.83m | 9:18PM3.15m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.77m | 11:44PM0.76m | 11:56AM0.69m | 00:24AM0.67m | 12:34PM0.60m | 1:02AM0.59m | 1:10PM0.52m | 1:39AM0.55m | 1:45PM0.46m | 2:15AM0.54m | 2:19PM0.44m | 2:51AM0.55m | 2:52PM0.45m | 3:26AM0.58m | |||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 |
mm | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 30 | 20 | — | — | 2598 | 1911 | 1211 | 551 | 301 | 241 | 234 | 231 | 164 | — | — | — | 196 | — | — | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 89 | 614 | 3028 | 3163 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1770 | 1633 | 1004 | 502 | 758 | 904 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 9 | 45 | 434 | 462 | 354 | 83 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 4 | 22 | 453 | 364 | 346 | 83 | 354 | 357 | 45 |
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