Donegal Surf

Detailed Donegal surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Donegal. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Donegal. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Donegal over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Donegal and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Donegal Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Donegal Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Donegal coastline are also listed below.

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	Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Falcarragh Beach Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Streedagh Strand Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.9 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.5 W	0.8 WNW	2.3 WSW	3.5 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NNW	2.1 NNW	2.3 N	2.1 N	1.5 N	0.9 N	0.4 NNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	15	13	12	11	11	12	10	12	11	9	8	8	7	10
Energy(?)	1507	2618	2491	1351	776	467	175	698	5660	3411	2177	1467	1485	1670	979	1012	1127	792	608	283	107	78
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		1:01PM 2.49	2:06AM 2.28		2:52PM 2.54	3:45AM 2.38		4:13PM 2.78		4:48AM 2.59	5:07PM 3.04		5:33AM 2.80	5:40PM 3.31		6:09AM 2.96	6:23PM 3.40		6:34AM 3.15	7:00PM 3.21		7:01AM 3.22
Low Tide / height (m)			7:32PM 1.06	8:09AM 1.15		9:23PM 0.98	9:42AM 0.98		10:35PM 0.74	10:42AM 0.73		11:23PM 0.50	11:26AM 0.48		11:50PM 0.32	12:02PM 0.29		12:11AM 0.19	12:28PM 0.18		1:02AM 0.10	12:56PM 0.12
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	3	3	13	2	-	8	-	-	-	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	9	27	2	3	2	-
High °C	15	14	13	14	14	13	16	15	14	16	16	15	15	15	13	12	9	10	11	12	12	12
Low °C	14	13	13	13	13	11	15	15	12	14	15	13	14	14	12	11	9	8	10	12	11	12
Chill °C (?)	13	11	10	12	12	12	14	12	12	14	14	13	13	14	12	9	4	6	7	8	8	8
Sunrise	7:01	-	-	7:03	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:11	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:15
Sunset	-	7:49	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:42	-	-	7:36	-	-	7:32	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	1.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 N	3.5 W	3.0 W	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	1.8 NW	2.2 NW	1.6 NNW	2.1 NNW	0.2 W	-	1.5 N	0.9 N	0.5 N
Period (s)	14	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	15	13	9	11	-	12	10	12	11	8	-	8	7	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.7 N	0.1 E	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	0.1 W	1.2 NW	0.5 W	-	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW
Period (s)	11	-	-	-	-	9	9	6	9	9	9	-	-	-	16	9	8	-	-	-	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.8 WNW	-	0.6 S	2.3 WSW	-	0.5 S	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	-	-	-	2.3 N	2.1 N	0.8 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	4	13	13	12	11	-	3	8	-	3	12	11	11	10	-	-	-	9	8	4	4	4

	Monday 15							Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17
	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Drumnacraig Beach Donegal	Drumnacraig Beach Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Tullagh Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	1.9 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.7 W	3.0 WSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	14	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	14
Energy(?)	43	42	1507	2328	2618	3199	2850	2491	2062	1652	1351	1008	776	780	598	331	266	108	272	81	134	3738
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					1:01PM 2.49				2:06AM 2.28				2:52PM 2.54				3:45AM 2.38
Low Tide / height (m)							7:32PM 1.06				8:09AM 1.15				9:10PM 0.99				9:32AM 1.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	2	1	2	1	1	2	5	4	3	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	6	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	11	11	13	15	17	16	15
Chill °C (?)	11	11	12	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	9	8	11	13	16	14	12
Sunrise	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.9 W	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 W	1.3 WNW	1.2 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 N	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 N
Period (s)	9	9	14	11	11	-	-	11	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 NNW	0.8 W	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	-	0.9 W	0.7 N	0.6 N	-
Period (s)	11	14	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	9	9	6	-	9	9	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 W	0.8 W	2.5 W	3.0 WNW	3.5 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.4 WNW	2.2 WNW	2.1 WNW	1.8 WNW	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.6 SE	0.8 SSE	0.6 S	1.1 SW	3.0 WSW
Period (s)	-	4	4	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	11	11	-	-	-	2	3	4	4	5	14

	Monday 15
	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Drumnacraig Beach Donegal	Drumnacraig Beach Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Tullagh Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WNW	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 W	4.0 W	-	3.0 WNW	3.5 W
Period(s) (?)	11	11	9	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	12	-	12	12
Energy(?)	25	43	206	177	449	446	451	1541	1507	1507	2369	2328	2510	4650	4610	2947	3094	3019	4323	0	2850	3610
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)													1:01PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)																			7:22PM 1.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	clear	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	1	-	-	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
High °C	12	12	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13
Chill °C (?)	10	10	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	13	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	14	14	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NNW	-	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	14	14	14	11	11	11	11	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 WNW	4.0 W	4.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.0 WNW	3.5 W	4.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 WNW	3.5 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	11	12	12	12	12