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Maghermore, Ireland

Stay in Wicklow: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Wicklow

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Wicklow, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Maghermore

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (114°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (294°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.5 km out (1 in 154). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Wicklow, 3.7 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Maghermore.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in WicklowAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Wicklow · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Wicklow · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Maghermore on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Maghermore does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct31 ft3 s0kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct63 ft4 smushy22kJ13°C
Tue 20Oct32 ft4 smushy9kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct172 ft4 smushy13kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct61 ft5 smushy9kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct344 ft6 smushy78kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct21 ft8 s4kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct132 ft8 smushy49kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct42 ft7 smushy23kJ15°C
Tue 27Oct283 ft8 smushy94kJ13°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 1h 15 by road. About 13h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Mahermore

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 1h 15 by road. About 13h 05 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Wicklow each day: Maghermore, Mahermore.

The trip from Wicklow, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,055 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£260–£430
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£95–£155
Total£1,115–£2,055

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Wicklow

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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