Surf Forecasts:
Loughros Beg surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 2 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, WSW swell with 1,889 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Loughros Beg this week:
The surf forecast for Loughros Beg over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Loughros Beg in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loughros Beg over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1075 | 484 | 327 | 318 | 292 | 284 | 153 | 1889 | 1320 | 666 | 452 | 810 | 402 | 250 | 797 | 309 | 181 | 158 | 125 | 94 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:41PM3.10m | 6:56AM2.87m | 7:18PM3.18m | 7:31AM2.88m | 7:55PM3.23m | 8:06AM2.85m | 8:30PM3.23m | 8:41AM2.80m | 9:05PM3.21m | 9:17AM2.73m | 9:41PM3.15m | 9:55AM2.66m | 10:18PM3.07m | 10:38AM2.58m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.63m | 12:54PM0.51m | 1:25AM0.59m | 1:28PM0.45m | 2:02AM0.57m | 2:02PM0.43m | 2:38AM0.59m | 2:36PM0.44m | 3:14AM0.61m | 3:10PM0.49m | 3:51AM0.65m | 3:47PM0.58m | 4:32AM0.68m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 |
 | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | 10:10 |
mm | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1075 | 484 | 327 | 318 | 292 | 284 | 153 | — | — | 216 | 452 | 105 | 402 | 250 | 184 | 148 | 181 | 158 | 125 | 94 | 252 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 173 | 172 | — | 250 | 225 | — | — | 141 | 105 | 82 | 65 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | NW 6 | — | S 4 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 7 | — | 136 | — | 33 | 1889 | 1320 | 666 | — | 810 | — | — | 797 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 138 | 0 | 184 | 385 | 306 | 142 | 0 | 21 | 41 | 36 | 74 | 58 | 45 | 74 | 45 | 0 | 36 |
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