Surf Forecasts:
Mullaghmore surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, WNW swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mullaghmore this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Mullaghmore in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mullaghmore over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you right off the bat – this is going to be a tough one for Mullaghmore. The next 16 days look really quiet on the wave front, and there isn't a single time slot in the whole period that gets a passing grade. We're looking at a long, blank run here.
We kick off on Wednesday the 29th of July. There's a little bit of swell in the water, about 3 ft from the WNW, but the energy is weak, measuring just 111 (combined energy of all swells directed here). That's not the real problem though – the wind is a mess, swinging from glassy in the morning right into a cross-on mess by the afternoon. The water is sitting at 61°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only highlight. The surf is just poor.
And honestly, that's the story for the entire run. From the 30th all the way through to the 13th of August, the swell stays tiny, rarely pushing over 2 ft, and the period is mostly short and weak. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore from the west or northwest, or it’s just too strong to make anything of the scraps of energy we get.
There are a couple of mornings where it goes glassy, like Sunday the 2nd and Saturday the 8th of August, but the swell is so small (2 ft and 1 ft respectively) it’s barely a ripple. By the time we get to the second week, we're looking at swell heights dropping to 0.6 ft to 1 ft, and the combined wave energy falls off a cliff into double-digit territory. For a wave that likes a big, lined-up NW groundswell, this is about as flat as it gets.
Bottom line, there is nothing to get excited about here. Mullaghmore is a reef that needs a proper push from the NW, and we just aren't getting it. When you have this little consistency and such poor conditions, you're better off leaving the boards in the van. For kite surfers, the onshore wind setups might offer a bit of interest, but for paddling? Forget it.
Stay patient, lads. These blank runs happen here, and forecasts can change. But for now, it's a hard no.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 83 | 70 | 127 | 94 | 56 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 44 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:56PM3.38m | 7:10AM2.98m | 7:29PM3.51m | 7:43AM3.03m | 8:00PM3.57m | 8:15AM3.05m | 8:32PM3.56m | 8:49AM3.03m | 9:04PM3.50m | 9:25AM2.98m | 9:38PM3.38m | 10:04AM2.91m | 10:18PM3.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.48m | 1:06AM0.49m | 1:03PM0.38m | 1:38AM0.40m | 1:34PM0.32m | 2:10AM0.35m | 2:05PM0.33m | 2:42AM0.35m | 2:38PM0.38m | 3:15AM0.38m | 3:13PM0.48m | 3:50AM0.46m | 3:52PM0.63m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | NNW 9 | WNW 7 | — | N 8 | N 9 | W 10 | N 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 109 | 83 | 70 | 8 | 94 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 65 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | N 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 127 | — | 56 | 86 | 84 | 51 | 44 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 116 | 29 | 516 | 727 | 25 | 88 | 125 | 29 | 284 | 1266 | 51 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 116 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 441 |
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