Surf-Forecast | Glencolumbkille Surf Guide

Lat Long: 54.71° N 8.75° W

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Glencolumbkille sea temperature is

13.3°C

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

Photo by: Shane Conroy

Glencolumbkille Surf Guide

Glencolumbkille in Donegal is an exposed beach break that is usually a safe bet and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Easily blown out by onshore winds Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for rocks.

Glencolumbkille Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	very consistent	13.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Glencolumbkille:

The best conditions reported for surf at Glencolumbkille occur when a West-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 Glencolumbkille (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Glencolumbkille with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in February while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

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

blown out

59%

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

too small

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

Explore Glencolumbkille Location Map

Interactive Glencolumbkille 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 Glencolumbkille is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Glencolumbkille is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 79 km (49 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Glencolumbkille Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 21:51 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Glencolumbkille look like?

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Tides at Glencolumbkille

Current tide and informaton

For Glencolumbkille, 0 km from Glencolumbkille.

Next High Water: 01:46am | 2.43m

Next Low Water: 07:38am | 0.88m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Glencolumbkille Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.3 °C) at Glencolumbkille is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (8.0 °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.