Magheroaty Beach
Irlande · County Donegal
Magheroarty Beach, located in Magheroarty, County Donegal, Ireland, is a north-west facing exposed spot. It is a popular place for locals due to its consistent waves and wild atmosphere, featuring a long sandy beach and a nearby reef. There is also a small inland lagoon for calmer sessions offshore.
The spot mainly attracts windsurfers and surfers, but kitesurfers also venture here, particularly on the main beach where the waves build as you head south. Access is easy from the parking lot near the pier, and the place remains uncrowded even in good weather.
In summer, conditions are often flat, but winter brings solid sessions with north-west swells.
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The beach faces north/north-west, making south-west to west winds ideal in cross-off on the reef for clean waves, and cross-on from the north-west for jumping on the beach. Launching is directly from the beach to the right of the pier on a sandy bottom, or from the end of the pier for the reef to the left. The navigation area extends over more than a mile towards the island offshore in case of big swell, but remains technical with sets that can close the entire bay.
At mid-rising tide, conditions are optimal for the beach break and the reef. Beginners stay to the north of the beach where the waves are smaller, while advanced riders aim for the reef or the inland lagoon offshore for flat or freestyle. Launching is easy on the wide beach, but be careful of submerged rocks near the reef and rips that lead offshore.
No shelter against cross-shore winds, the spot blows out quickly with onshore winds from the north-east or east. In strong wind, north-west waves combined with swell create powerful conditions, ideal for wave riding.
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