Surf Forecasts:
Maghera Strand surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, WNW swell with 2,120 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Maghera Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Maghera Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Maghera Strand in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Maghera Strand over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 51 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 68 | 279 | 1332 | 1785 | 613 | 137 | 60 | 161 | 238 | 356 | 360 | 396 | 302 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10PM3.36m | 9:27AM2.90m | 9:44PM3.25m | 10:06AM2.82m | 10:24PM3.10m | 10:51AM2.72m | 11:12PM2.91m | 11:47AM2.61m | 00:14AM2.72m | 1:01PM2.54m | 1:37AM2.60m | 2:29PM2.61m | 3:08AM2.63m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.37m | 3:19PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.45m | 3:58PM0.54m | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:45PM0.72m | 5:27AM0.74m | 5:45PM0.91m | 6:34AM0.90m | 7:08PM1.02m | 7:58AM0.95m | 8:45PM0.97m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 88 | 35 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 68 | — | — | — | 9 | 87 | 32 | 161 | 238 | 1 | 1 | 396 | 302 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 279 | 1332 | 1785 | 613 | 137 | 60 | — | 10 | 356 | 360 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 79 | 221 | 292 | 60 | 391 | 0 | 35 | 57 | 48 | 0 | 212 | 14 |
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