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Surf Break: Tullan Strand

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Surf Break: Tullan Strand

Tullan Strand in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Tullan 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tullan Strand:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	The Peak	1 mi
Second closest break	Bundoran	1 mi
Third closest break	Harbour	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Tullaghan	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Rossnowlagh	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Tullan Strand:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	77 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	136 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	165 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	200 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	218 mi
Tide stations nearest to Tullan Strand:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	81 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	81 mi
Third closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	105 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.ht	105 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	113 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Tullan Strand:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	200 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	206 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	208 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	237 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	241 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Tullan Strand:
Closest city location	Bun Dobhrain (Ireland)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Ballyshannon (Ireland)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Donegal (Ireland)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Killybegs (Ireland)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sligo (Ireland)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Tullan Strand is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Tullan Strand is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Connaught Airport (NOC) in Ireland, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS), also in North Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Tullan Strand and is 134 km (83 miles) away.