Drumnacraig Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Drumnacraig Beach Surf Guide

Drumnacraig Beach in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Drumnacraig Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	11.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Drumnacraig Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Drumnacraig Beach occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Drumnacraig Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Drumnacraig Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 2% of the time in April while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 90% 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

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

too small

90%

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

Explore Drumnacraig Beach Location Map

Interactive Drumnacraig Beach 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 Drumnacraig Beach is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Drumnacraig Beach is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Drumnacraig Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 12:23 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	NNW	NNW
Period (s)	9	9	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	off	off

Tides at Drumnacraig Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Ballyhiernan Bay, 6 km from Drumnacraig Beach.

Next High Water: 10:33pm | 2.58m

Next Low Water: 04:05pm | 0.93m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Drumnacraig Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.0 °C) at Drumnacraig Beach is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

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