Surf Forecasts:
Tramore (Dunfanaghy) surf forecast from 16 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period, NW swell with 3,735 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 17 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) this week:
The surf forecast for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 1.6m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tramore (Dunfanaghy) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 21st Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tramore (Dunfanaghy) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2023 | 1047 | 716 | 679 | 477 | 286 | 227 | 925 | 461 | 1511 | 1900 | 2031 | 1243 | 1326 | 1499 | 1742 | 3735 | 1657 | 1090 | 754 | 1128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:01PM2.49m | 10:29AM2.58m | 10:53PM2.25m | 11:38AM2.38m | 00:18AM2.08m | 1:18PM2.32m | 2:08AM2.09m | 2:46PM2.44m | 3:22AM2.26m | 3:41PM2.65m | 4:09AM2.50m | 4:22PM2.89m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.94m | 4:02AM1.03m | 4:46PM1.20m | 4:56AM1.24m | 6:09PM1.37m | 6:26AM1.35m | 8:03PM1.35m | 8:11AM1.29m | 9:18PM1.15m | 9:18AM1.09m | 10:03PM0.89m | 10:04AM0.86m | 10:38PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 615 | 1047 | 716 | 677 | 477 | 286 | 227 | 925 | 461 | 1511 | 1900 | 2031 | 1243 | 1326 | 1499 | — | — | 1657 | 1090 | 754 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 15 | N 13 | NNW 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 18 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 13 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 78 | 513 | 679 | 439 | 232 | 127 | 59 | 124 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 361 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NW 8 | NW 14 | W 5 | — | S 3 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2023 | 674 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 21 | — | 1742 | 3735 | 34 | — | 6 | 1128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 482 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 75 | 0 | 57 | 339 | 12 | 5 | 57 | 49 |
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Tramore (Dunfanaghy) is 31 km (19 miles) from the city of Letterkenny. If you plan a holiday in Donegal, look for hotels and other accommodation in Letterkenny. Letterkenny has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
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