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Maghera Strand

County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland

Maghera Strand 5 photos

  • Dune slack, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139353

    Dune slack, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139353. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Back dunes, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139350

    Back dunes, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139350. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Dune slack, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139352

    Dune slack, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139352. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Embryo dunes, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139359

    Embryo dunes, Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7139359. N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Landscape Features of Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7144972

    Landscape Features of Maghera - geograph.org.uk - 7144972. Robert Bone, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
9 am
0.6
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
44 km/h27 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.9
41 km/h25 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
1.2
45 km/h28 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
1.3
37 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
1.3
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
1.2
33 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.3
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
2.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.9
35 km/h22 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
9°C49°F
Water
13°C56°F
Wind
3622 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
2.3 m7 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
0.6Poor9 am4528
0.6Poor10 am4427
0.9Poor11 am4125
1.2Poor12 pm4528
1.3Poor1 pm3723
1.3Poor2 pm3623
1.2Poor3 pm3321
1.3Poor4 pm3522
2.1Poor5 pm3924
1.9Poor6 pm3522
Sat
0.3Poor9 am5031
0.3Poor10 am5434
0.3Poor11 am5132
0.3Poor12 pm3824
0.3Poor1 pm4830
0.5Poor2 pm4729
0.8Poor3 pm6339
0.8Poor4 pm5031
0.6Poor5 pm5836
0.6Poor6 pm6138
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 am, -1.5 m. High at 4 pm, 0.9 m. Low at 11 pm, -2.0 m. High at 5 am, 0.5 mLow 10 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ftLow 11 pm, -2.0 m7 ftHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftNow12 pm6 pm12 am6 am
  • Low 10 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 11 pm, -2.0 m7 ft
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun0.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 55 km/h34 mph, rain 80%
  • Mon1.3 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 96%
  • Tue1.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 52 km/h32 mph, rain 92%
  • Wed1.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 67%
  • Thu2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 37 km/h23 mph, rain 39%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.7 km4.2 miArdara (town)
Nearest airport
33 km21 miAerfort Dhún na nGall (CFN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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