Surf-Forecast | Clonmass Bay (Ards) Surf Guide

Lat Long: 55.17° N 7.88° W

Issued: 11 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clonmass Bay (Ards) sea temperature is

13.0°C

Clonmass Bay (Ards) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Clonmass Bay (Ards) Surf Guide

Clonmass Bay (Ards) in Donegal is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Clonmass Bay (Ards) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	rarely breaks	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Clonmass Bay (Ards):

The best conditions reported for surf at Clonmass Bay (Ards) occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Clonmass Bay (Ards) (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Clonmass Bay (Ards) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in November while 29% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 65% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

29%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

65%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Clonmass Bay (Ards) Location Map

Interactive Clonmass Bay (Ards) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Clonmass Bay (Ards) is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Clonmass Bay (Ards) is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 87 km (54 miles) away.

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Clonmass Bay (Ards) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 13:53 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01			Mon
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Clonmass Bay (Ards)

Current tide and informaton

For Clonmass Bay (Ards), 0 km from Clonmass Bay (Ards).

Next High Water: 11:12pm | 2.41m

Next Low Water: 04:52pm | 0.83m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Clonmass Bay (Ards) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.0 °C) at Clonmass Bay (Ards) is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (6.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.