Surf Forecasts:
Magheraroarty Strand surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 12 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, W swell with 2,725 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Magheraroarty Strand this week:
The surf forecast for Magheraroarty Strand over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Magheraroarty Strand in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 10s period and expected on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 12th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Magheraroarty Strand over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | N 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | N 6 | WSW 12 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 529 | 211 | 152 | 0 | 626 | 1275 | 2725 | 2261 | 1779 | 1202 | 587 | 235 | 188 | 177 | 158 | 117 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM2.53m | 2:53AM2.86m | 3:35PM2.72m | 3:54AM3.01m | 4:31PM2.95m | 4:51AM3.17m | 5:23PM3.19m | 5:45AM3.30m | 6:13PM3.40m | 6:38AM3.37m | 7:02PM3.55m | 7:29AM3.36m | 7:52PM3.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.90m | 9:17AM0.63m | 9:34PM0.73m | 10:11AM0.46m | 10:32PM0.52m | 11:03AM0.32m | 11:27PM0.32m | 11:52AM0.20m | 00:20AM0.15m | 12:41PM0.13m | 1:12AM0.05m | 1:28PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | N 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 318 | 152 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1202 | 587 | 235 | 188 | 177 | 158 | 117 | 135 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | W 9 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | 110 | 63 | 26 | 15 | 87 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | ENE 4 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | NE 2 | E 3 | SSE 2 | SW 4 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 10 |
| kJ | 544 | 529 | — | 288 | 603 | 626 | 1275 | 2725 | 2261 | 1779 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | 426 | 847 | 1300 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 491 | 1216 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 438 | 826 | 352 | 120 | 106 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 58 | 349 |
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