Surf Forecasts:
Doonbeg Castle surf forecast from 21 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 25 Oct, 9PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period, WNW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 25 Oct, 3AM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with 20,270 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 22 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Doonbeg Castle this week:
The surf forecast for Doonbeg Castle over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 22) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 1.7m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doonbeg Castle in the next 16 days are 7.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 25) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Oct 26) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Thu 22nd Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Sun 25th Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sun 25th Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doonbeg Castle over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2017 | 2817 | 1144 | 1456 | 1578 | 3943 | 5698 | 6111 | 1960 | 7358 | 16679 | 12920 | 7969 | 3301 | 1549 | 1514 | 4512 | 11554 | 14131 | 11394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:03AM3.21m | 3:11PM3.43m | 3:42AM3.52m | 3:51PM3.70m | 4:18AM3.82m | 4:29PM3.95m | 4:54AM4.07m | 5:07PM4.14m | 5:30AM4.25m | 5:46PM4.26m | 6:07AM4.34m | 6:27PM4.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM1.06m | 9:17AM1.17m | 9:38PM0.77m | 9:55AM0.86m | 10:13PM0.48m | 10:30AM0.57m | 10:47PM0.24m | 11:05AM0.31m | 11:22PM0.08m | 11:42AM0.11m | 11:59PM0.01m | 12:20PM0.01m | 00:37AM0.06m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2017 | — | 1144 | 1456 | — | — | — | 6111 | 1960 | — | — | — | — | 3301 | 1549 | 628 | 202 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | — | SW 9 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1607 | 2817 | — | — | 1578 | 3943 | 5698 | — | 1420 | 7358 | 16679 | 12920 | 7969 | — | — | 1514 | 4512 | 11554 | 14131 | 11394 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 575 | 172 | 8 | 8 | 161 | 600 | 601 | 143 | 572 | 1032 | 710 | 595 | 610 | 8 | 178 | 324 | 724 | 954 | 710 | 605 |
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