Magheraroarty Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Magheraroarty Strand.

To be honest, it’s a bit of a mixed bag for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got some size coming through, but the wind is going to be a real pain for most of it. The water is sitting at 61°, which is a touch warmer than you’d usually expect for this time of year, so that’s a small win.

We kick off on the 15th with a bit of swell running, around 5ft from the WNW, but that cross-shore wind is messing it up, making for poor conditions. That carries on through the weekend, with Saturday seeing 4ft waves but still a cross breeze. Sunday the 16th actually cleans up a bit – light winds from the SSE give us some clean 3ft surf in the morning, and by the afternoon a 15 mi/h offshore from the SSW is blowing over 2ft waves. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.

Monday the 17th looks a bit better for a paddle in the morning, with a clean 4ft from the west under a cross-offshore breeze, but the afternoon drops right off to a tiny 1ft. We then hit a big one on Tuesday the 18th. The swell jumps to 8ft from the west in the morning, with a combined energy of 1292, and 10ft from the WNW in the afternoon (energy of 2334). The wind is cross-off and it’s clean, but mate, that is just too much for this spot. It’s expert-only territory, and the forecast says it’s too big for the break anyway.

The rest of that week stays blown out. Wednesday the 19th has a near-gale, and Thursday the 20th is cross-on with lumpy 8ft surf. The whole following weekend and into the next week is mostly onshore junk or tiny, poor surf. There’s a two-and-a-half-day gap from the 22nd to the 24th where it’s basically flat or blown out, so don’t bother.

There is a glimmer of hope. Tuesday the 25th. The morning session is the standout of the whole outlook. We’ve got a clean 4ft swell from the west with a light breeze, a period of 11 seconds, and a combined energy of 361. That’s a proper groundswell, which is great for a point break like this. The water will still be clean, and it’s a beginner-friendly size. Just be aware, this spot is inconsistent, so when it lines up like this, expect a few locals out. After that, it fades back to ordinary.

So, Tuesday 25th August is your best bet. Head out in the morning for a clean, fun-size west swell at Magheraroarty Strand. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be your best wave of the fortnight.

Rusty.

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