Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Harbour Surf Guide

Harbour in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. It very rarely gets crowded here.

Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	9.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Harbour occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

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

aprilBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 40% of the time in April while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

40%

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

blown out

55%

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 Harbour Location Map

Interactive Harbour 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 Harbour is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Harbour is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 43 km (27 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.

Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 16 April 2021, 14:51 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 16			Sat
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	12	11	11	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off

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Tides at Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Bundoran, 86.0 km from Harbour.

Next High Water: 09:06pm | 3.04m

Next Low Water: 02:53pm | 0.58m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Harbour Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.1 °C) at Harbour is very cold today and the windchill (4.0 °C) will make the air temperature seem even colder. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and neoprene boots and the cloudiness won't make it feel any warmer.

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