Surf-Forecast | Doonloughan Surf Guide

Lat Long: 53.44° N 10.14° W

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doonloughan sea temperature is

13.2°C

Doonloughan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Paul McGrath

Doonloughan Surf Guide

Doonloughan in Mayo and Achill Island is an exposed beach break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Poor surf in light onshore winds Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

Doonloughan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	13.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Doonloughan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Doonloughan 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 Doonloughan (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Doonloughan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in October while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

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

blown out

38%

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

too small

44%

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

Explore Doonloughan Location Map

Interactive Doonloughan 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 Doonloughan is Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland, 81 km (50 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Doonloughan is Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland, 101 km (63 miles) away.

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Doonloughan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 09:35 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)		WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	-	14	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Doonloughan look like?

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Tides at Doonloughan

Current tide and informaton

For Doonloughan, 0 km from Doonloughan.

Next High Water: 01:36pm | 3.18m

Next Low Water: 08:09pm | 0.59m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
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Doonloughan Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Doonloughan is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (9.0 °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.