Pollan Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Pollan Bay Surf Guide

Pollan Bay in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has very reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Pollan Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	very consistent	10.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pollan Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pollan Bay occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Pollan Bay 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 35% of the time in April while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

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 Pollan Bay Location Map

Interactive Pollan Bay 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 Pollan Bay is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pollan Bay is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 83 km (52 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.

Pollan Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 18:16 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
Period (s)	9	8	7	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on

What does Pollan Bay look like?

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Tides at Pollan Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Five Finger Strand, 4 km from Pollan Bay.

Next High Water: 08:35pm | 2.82m

Next Low Water: 02:47am | 0.53m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pollan Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (10.8 °C) at Pollan Bay is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 8.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (8.0 °C).

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