Surf Forecasts:
Magheraroarty Reef surf forecast from 2 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 5 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 4 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, W swell with 4,308 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 3 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Magheraroarty Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Magheraroarty Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Magheraroarty Reef in the next 16 days are 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 04) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 3rd Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Fri 5th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 4th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Magheraroarty Reef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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 19 | W 18 | W 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 2037 | 3871 | 1715 | 1324 | 774 | 682 | 449 | 296 | 1927 | 1460 | 900 | 577 | 551 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM3.13m | 8:30AM2.84m | 8:52PM3.05m | 9:07AM2.72m | 9:32PM2.96m | 9:46AM2.60m | 10:14PM2.86m | 10:29AM2.48m | 11:00PM2.77m | 11:21AM2.39m | 11:51PM2.71m | 12:22PM2.35m | 00:48AM2.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.54m | 2:23AM0.62m | 2:29PM0.59m | 3:01AM0.72m | 3:05PM0.66m | 3:41AM0.82m | 3:44PM0.75m | 4:26AM0.91m | 4:27PM0.84m | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:17PM0.93m | 6:13AM0.96m | 6:16PM0.99m | ||||||||
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5:00 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | |
— | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 15 | W 13 | N 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 5 | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 189 | 149 | 106 | 663 | 1 | 862 | 836 | 12 | — | 1715 | 1324 | 774 | 682 | 449 | 296 | — | — | 900 | 577 | 551 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NNW 6 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | — | N 7 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 61 | — | — | 484 | 79 | — | 3 | — | 59 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 463 | 6 | 1177 | — | — | 2037 | 3871 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1927 | 1460 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 35 | 350 | 59 | 113 | 350 | 390 | 368 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 161 | 0 | 307 | 284 | 59 |
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