Gweebarra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Gweebarra in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

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Overall Gweebarra 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gweebarra:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Loughros Beg	5 mi
Second closest break	Muckros	17 mi
Third closest break	Rossnowlagh	21 mi
Fourth closest break	The Peak	25 mi
Fifth closest break	Tullan Strand	25 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gweebarra:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	63 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	155 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	159 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	213 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	240 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gweebarra:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	75 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	75 mi
Third closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	104 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland - READ flaterco	104 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	111 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gweebarra:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	186 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	192 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	215 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	236 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	242 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gweebarra:
Closest city location	Ardara (Ireland)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Glenties (Ireland)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Killybegs (Ireland)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gweedore (Ireland)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Dunlewy (Ireland)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Gweebarra is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Gweebarra is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Connaught Airport (NOC) in Ireland is 108 km (67 miles) away.
• Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Gweebarra and is 144 km (89 miles) away.