Surf Forecasts:
Magheraroarty Strand surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, W swell with 273 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Magheraroarty Strand this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Magheraroarty Strand in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 9s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Magheraroarty Strand over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, checkin' out the charts for Magheraroarty Strand. Gotta be honest with ya, it's a long wait for anything worth paddling out for.
We're looking at a flat spell from Friday the 10th all the way through to Tuesday the 22nd of July. Mostly small, weak waves, and the wind is almost always blowing onshore or cross-shore, just wrecking any chance of a clean face. There's a bump on Sunday the 19th with 1.8m swell from the North, but it's all onshore wind, so you'd be fighting a battle. That's nearly two weeks of nothing tasty, which for a spot like this isn't unusual when the weather gods aren't cooperating.
The first bit of real action is on Wednesday the 22nd of July. We see a solid 2.3m swell from the WNW, but the period is a short 8 seconds. The energy's strong, but a 2.3m wave at this spot is a beast – it's strictly for the experts. The wind is cross-offshore, so it'll be clean, but it's just too big and punchy for most.
The one that stands out as the best of the lot is Thursday morning, the 23rd of July. The swell drops to a more manageable 1.3m from the West, and the wind is light and cross-offshore. The water temp is about what you'd expect for summer. It's not a monster day, but after so much flatness, that's your window.
So, if you've got a board in the car, set your alarm for Thursday the 23rd. It's not a classic, but it's the closest thing to one in this forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NE 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 273 | 177 | 129 | 70 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 114 | 73 | 47 | 41 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.82m | 4:09PM2.86m | 4:38AM2.96m | 5:11PM3.11m | 5:39AM3.12m | 6:05PM3.38m | 6:33AM3.24m | 6:56PM3.60m | 7:22AM3.30m | 7:44PM3.74m | 8:08AM3.29m | 8:30PM3.78m | 8:53AM3.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.85m | 9:45AM0.68m | 10:17PM0.66m | 10:47AM0.52m | 11:20PM0.43m | 11:42AM0.34m | 00:16AM0.21m | 12:32PM0.18m | 1:08AM0.04m | 1:18PM0.06m | 1:56AM-0.03m | 2:03PM0.01m | 2:43AM-0.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:01 | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 5 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 326 | 273 | 177 | 129 | 70 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 114 | 73 | 47 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 | W 16 | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 13 | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 5 | NW 5 | W 20 | W 7 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 56 | — | 27 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 33 | 65 | 155 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 341 | 344 | 181 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 392 |
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