Surf Forecasts:
Tramore (Dunfanaghy) surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 18 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, W swell with 484 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 16 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) this week:
The surf forecast for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tramore (Dunfanaghy) in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 18) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Tue 16th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Thu 18th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 5 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 135 | 244 | 302 | 386 | 484 | 299 | 239 | 157 | 86 | 144 | 54 | 51 | 73 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52PM3.64m | 8:20AM3.28m | 8:43PM3.64m | 9:10AM3.13m | 9:34PM3.55m | 10:01AM2.95m | 10:27PM3.40m | 10:55AM2.76m | 11:21PM3.20m | 11:52AM2.59m | 00:19AM2.99m | 12:55PM2.49m | 1:21AM2.80m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.10m | 2:04AM0.04m | 2:16PM0.13m | 2:57AM0.11m | 3:05PM0.22m | 3:50AM0.25m | 3:55PM0.35m | 4:46AM0.42m | 4:48PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.60m | 5:46PM0.71m | 6:44AM0.75m | 6:50PM0.87m | ||||||||
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 | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | 10:15 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 9 | N 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 135 | 244 | 302 | 268 | 484 | 299 | 239 | 157 | 86 | 29 | 54 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 37 | 41 | 35 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | N 11 | W 10 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | NNW 9 | W 12 | — | N 10 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 8 | — | W 5 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 386 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 144 | — | 51 | 73 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 14 | 0 | 354 | 49 | 42 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 116 | 368 | 27 | 49 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 408 | 116 |
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