Tullagh Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Donegal, Ireland)

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Tullagh Bay Surf Guide

Tullagh Bay in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the south southwest with some shelter here from south winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A remote wave spot that never gets crowded.

Tullagh Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	10.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tullagh Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tullagh Bay occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

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

octoberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tullagh Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 3% of the time in October while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 90% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

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

too small

90%

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

Explore Tullagh Bay Location Map

Interactive Tullagh 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 Tullagh Bay is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tullagh Bay is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 87 km (54 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.

Tullagh Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:41 Local Time

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

Tides at Tullagh Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Five Finger Strand, 7 km from Tullagh Bay.

Next High Water: 08:51am | 2.58m

Next Low Water: 02:54pm | 0.58m

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

The water temperature (10.9 °C) at Tullagh Bay is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 6.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

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