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Magheraroarty Reef Surf Photo: 'Low tide at Magheroarty' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Magheraroarty Reef sea temperature is

15.6° C

1.0°

Magheraroarty Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S		W	N
	11 s	off		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SE		W	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	E	E	WSW	N
	10 s	cross	3 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE	E	WSW	N
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SE	ESE	WSW	N
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SE	SE	WSW	N
	10 s	cross- off	4 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	SSW	SSW	W	N
	9 s	off	8 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	N	E
	9 s	cross- off	9 s	9 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	N	NW
	9 s	cross- off	11 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	N
	12 s	cross- off	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	N
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W
	10 s	cross	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Magheraroarty Reef around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 30 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.2m (4.1 ft). Range 4.39m (14.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Magheraroarty Reef Surf Photo: 'Low tide at Magheroarty' by Rob Davies

Too small swell and/or in the wrong direction but showing the boulder reef at Magheroarty at low tide. I am fairly sure I had good waves here back in November 1993.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: Ireland (378 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:57 am 5 Jun 2015