Magheraroarty Strand 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.15° N 8.15° W

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Magheraroarty Strand sea temperature is

14.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Magheraroarty Strand today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Magheraroarty Strand at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (18 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

Table - waves today at Magheraroarty Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18								Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	359	281	255	332	379	1391	1142	895	686	376	724	1275	2354	2557	2487	2673	2079	1929	1752	1511	1338	1317	1175	996
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:53PM2.25m				11:38AM2.38m				00:18AM2.08m					1:18PM2.32m				2:08AM2.09m				2:46PM2.44m
Low Tide			4:56AM1.24m				6:09PM1.37m				6:26AM1.35m					8:03PM1.35m				8:11AM1.29m				9:18PM1.15m


	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	10	12	13	10	10
Feels °C	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	6	6	5	5	5	6	8	7	6	6	4	4	5	6	8	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 14	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 11	WSW 10	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	359	281	255	332	379	1391	1142	895	686	535	363	1275	2354	2557	2487	2673	2079	1929	1752	1511	1338	1317	1175	996
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	WNW 15	N 11	N 11	N 11	WNW 18	WNW 16	WNW 16	WSW 10	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—
kJ	285	228	180	132	288	59	58	37	176	376	724	282	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 18	WNW 16	N 11	—	W 20	WNW 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	6	26	89	—	8	33	21	21	10	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	SE 3	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	7	6	4	—	3	16
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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