Surf Forecasts:
Loughros Beg surf forecast from 23 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 17s period, W swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, W swell with 12,438 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 23 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW 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 Wednesday (Sep 23) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Loughros Beg in the next 16 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 24th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loughros Beg over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1932 | 1269 | 718 | 449 | 1048 | 12438 | 8843 | 4949 | 2991 | 1904 | 1230 | 716 | 1352 | 1248 | 2595 | 2139 | 1846 | 930 | 381 | 196 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:55PM2.97m | 5:14AM2.74m | 5:27PM3.21m | 5:46AM2.96m | 5:58PM3.42m | 6:18AM3.15m | 6:30PM3.56m | 6:50AM3.29m | 7:02PM3.63m | 7:23AM3.38m | 7:37PM3.62m | 7:58AM3.39m | 8:14PM3.50m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.80m | 11:11PM0.63m | 11:09AM0.56m | 11:41PM0.38m | 11:41AM0.35m | 00:11AM0.17m | 12:13PM0.18m | 00:41AM0.02m | 12:46PM0.07m | 1:12AM-0.05m | 1:20PM0.03m | 1:44AM-0.02m | 1:56PM0.08m | 2:19AM0.10m | |||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1932 | 1269 | 718 | 449 | 1048 | 12438 | 8843 | 4949 | 2991 | 1904 | 1230 | 716 | 71 | 47 | 2595 | 2139 | 1846 | 930 | 381 | 196 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 11 | SSE 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 147 | 12 | 50 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | S 4 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 117 | 106 | — | — | — | 17 | — | 9 | 89 | 1352 | 1248 | — | 12 | — | — | 7 | 16 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 48 | 0 | 300 | 79 | 127 | 61 | 110 | 61 | 74 | 99 | 79 | 58 | 87 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 210 | 0 |
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