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Magheraroarty Strand surf break

Magheraroarty Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Magheraroarty Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Magheraroarty Strand sea temperature is
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Magheraroarty Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Magheraroarty Strand at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)15151414131313121212111111101010101091212101816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3866362032532499191915141335988841698563466396314296234194151136477162116455210
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
2.73
5:16AM
2.99
5:31PM
2.87
5:51AM
3.16
6:05PM
2.97
6:25AM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.71
11:23AM
0.68
11:30PM
0.54
11:58AM
0.53
12:03AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:47-------8:45-------8:45-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:39-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C667655567765555777666667
Feels °C (?)22321113342110-11011010-1-1
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