Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) Surf Guide

Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) in Donegal is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	rarely breaks	11.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay):

The best conditions reported for surf at Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) 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 Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in January while 49% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 35% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

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

blown out

49%

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

too small

35%

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 Trá Mór (Sheephaven 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 Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 86 km (53 miles) away.

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Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 23:50 Local Time

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

Tides at Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay)

Current tide and informaton

For Clonmass Bay (Ards), 2 km from Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay).

Next High Water: 08:46am | 2.87m

Next Low Water: 02:37am | 0.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.1 °C) at Trá Mór (Sheephaven Bay) is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (7.0 °C).

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