Loughros Beg Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Loughros Beg Surf Guide

Loughros Beg in Donegal is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest.. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

Loughros Beg Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Loughros Beg:

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

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Loughros Beg 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 32% of the time in February while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

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

blown out

57%

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

too small

11%

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

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Interactive Loughros Beg 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 Loughros Beg is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 57 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Loughros Beg is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 70 km (43 miles) away.

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Loughros Beg Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 07:13 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Period (s)	8	8	7	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at Loughros Beg

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For Loughros Beg, 0 km from Loughros Beg.

Next High Water: 08:33am | 2.86m

Next Low Water: 02:31pm | 0.6m

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Loughros Beg Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Loughros Beg is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 7.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (7.0 °C).

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