Surf Forecasts:
Maghermore surf forecast from 17 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, NNE swell with 40 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Maghermore this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Maghermore in the next 16 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Maghermore over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here again. Let’s be honest—this forecast is as flat as it gets. Maghermore is basically parked for over a week. The swell is tiny, barely a ripple, with waves around 0.3ft at best, and the energy readings are pitiful—single digits to maybe 30 on a good day. You’ll be staring at a lot of nothing until at least the end of the month.
The first flicker of hope shows up Thursday the 27th in the afternoon. We finally see a pulse—southeast swell at 5ft with a 5-second period, and the energy jumps to 109, which is the first moderate reading of the entire stretch. But don’t break out the board yet: the wind is light onshore from the east, and the surf is still marginal with questionable tide. It’s promising but not clean.
After that, it drops back down. Friday the 28th has some south swell around 2ft, but the period stays short and the wind goes cross-shore, so it’s choppy. Saturday and Sunday clean up a bit with offshore and cross-offshore breezes—WNW and WSW—but the waves are too weak to bother, and Sunday morning is flat out.
The real gem, if you can hold out, is around Tuesday the 25th. That morning is glassy with a light southeast breeze, and there’s about 2ft of south-southwest swell with a 4-second period. Small but clean. The afternoon kicks up to 4ft, but the wind picks up cross-shore and messes it up. So hit that Tuesday morning for the best clean waves of the whole period.
On the bright side, the water’s running much warmer than normal for mid-August—about 2° above average. Nice touch, but it won’t save the session. If you’re a beginner and the swell gets near 3ft, that’s your chance, but it’s still short-period and a bit lumpy. Otherwise, I’d say hang tight—the surf will come back, it always does.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 4 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 5 | N 3 | S 14 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 15 | N 4 | NNE 4 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.55m | 3:26AM1.80m | 4:03PM1.49m | 4:14AM1.63m | 4:47PM1.43m | 5:12AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.39m | 6:23AM1.39m | 6:54PM1.39m | 7:44AM1.36m | 8:11PM1.44m | 8:57AM1.39m | 9:14PM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.27m | 9:16AM0.27m | 9:24PM0.41m | 10:01AM0.47m | 10:18PM0.55m | 10:55AM0.64m | 11:27PM0.67m | 12:08PM0.74m | 00:57AM0.71m | 1:31PM0.75m | 2:18AM0.66m | 2:36PM0.68m | 3:16AM0.56m | ||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 14 | NNE 4 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 4 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 13 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | N 3 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 246 | 580 | 102 | 499 | 256 | 256 | 254 | 307 | 167 | 122 | 181 | 181 | 228 | 135 | 135 | 216 | 228 | 253 | 282 | 228 |
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