Dunmoran Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Dunmoran Strand in Sligo is a sheltered beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Ideal winds are from the south. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Dunmoran Strand Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Dunmoran Strand surf quality by season and Dunmoran Strand surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dunmoran Strand:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Bar	4 mi
Second closest break	Strandhill	5 mi
Third closest break	Lighthouse	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Ballyconnell	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Easky Right	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dunmoran Strand:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	71 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	147 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	148 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	216 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	222 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dunmoran Strand:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	106 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	106 mi
Third closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	127 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.ht	127 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	139 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dunmoran Strand:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	224 mi
Second closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	227 mi
Third closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	231 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	259 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	262 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dunmoran Strand:
Closest city location	Sligo (Ireland)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Ballina (Ireland)	20 mi
Third closest city location	Bun Dobhrain (Ireland)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Swinford (Ireland)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ballaghaderreen (Ireland)	26 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Dunmoran Strand is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Dunmoran Strand is Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland, 40 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 108 km (67 miles) away.
• Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Dunmoran Strand and is 134 km (83 miles) away.