Maghermore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, folks, I’m not gonna lie to you – it’s a tough stretch. There’s a long, dry gap of no real surf right at the start. The first chance of anything worthwhile doesn’t come until Saturday afternoon, the 29th of August. Before that, we’re looking at minimal, weak swell with poor conditions, so don’t bother paddling out.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is that Saturday afternoon. The wind swings offshore out of the west at 15 mph, and that’s going to clean things right up. The swell comes up to 5 ft from the south with a solid 8-second period, giving it some push. The combined wave energy hits 403 (moderate to strong), so there’s a decent amount of water moving. For a beginner spot like Maghermore, that 5 ft is starting to push the limits for beginners, so be honest with yourself. Crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so there’s a chance you’ll have some company, but it shouldn’t be a zoo. The water temp is about average for the time of year, no wild anomalies to report.

After that pulse, it’s back to a whole lot of nothing. Sunday the 30th drops off hard, and from Monday the 31st all the way through to Sunday the 6th of September, the surf is tiny or blown out, with scores that are basically zero. There’s a bump on Sunday the 6th of September afternoon with a 8 ft south-southeast swell and a 6-second period, producing strong energy (413), but the wind is a moderate cross-shore out of the south at 15 mph, making it a choppy mess. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a clean ride for paddlers.

By the second week, from the 7th of September onward, it’s all small, weak, and mostly clean but without any power. A lot of long-period 15–16-second swells but only 0.3 ft high – that’s not gonna do a thing. Nothing to get excited about. Keep your eyes peeled for a change, because when it’s this quiet, it usually doesn’t stay that way.

Rusty.

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