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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Donegal Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Donegal Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Donegal Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Donegal Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Donegal Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Donegal Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Donegal Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Donegal Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Donegal Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Wednesday 13			Thursday 14			Fri				Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Mon		Tue
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	AM	Night	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	AM	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Streedagh Strand Sligo	Bundoran Donegal	Streedagh Strand Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	1.1 SW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.6 W
Period(s)	14	13	17	16	18	16	15	8	14	7	8	13	11	12	12	12	11	10	11	10	8	8
Energy	77	78	91	284	1018	909	592	161	305	131	77	218	792	1005	1334	543	527	281	421	82	180	73
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.70		12:01AM 0.55		12:32PM 0.85	12:41AM 0.52		5:03AM 3.33	1:13AM 0.49		6:11AM 3.43	6:26PM 3.44		6:32AM 3.57	6:59PM 3.68	7:20PM 3.48	7:27AM 3.50			8:32AM 3.27		8:55PM 3.42
Low Tide / height (m)			6:52PM 0.37	5:37AM 0.30		7:28PM 0.26	5:52AM 0.25	11:19AM 0.08	8:04PM 0.18	11:43PM 0.19	12:19PM 0.01		12:17AM 0.11	12:38PM -0.04		1:26AM -0.02		1:46PM 0.05	7:41AM 0.06		2:12PM 0.16	3:08AM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	1	-	-	3	2	-	1	3	1	-	-
High °C	21	22	21	21	21	20	19	9	17	8	11	10	10	11	10	9	12	13	17	14	15	14
Low °C	19	22	19	19	20	18	17	9	16	8	9	10	8	10	9	7	10	10	16	13	15	10
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	21	21	20	19	6	16	6	11	8	8	9	8	7	10	13	17	13	14	14
Sunrise	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:09	5:30	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:24	-	-	5:22	-	7:11	5:16	-	-
Sunset	-	5:28	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:36	-	-	9:35	-	-	9:37	-	-	9:39	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 WNW	1.8 W	2.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	14	13	13	16	18	16	15	8	14	7	8	8	11	12	12	12	11	10	19	10	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 ENE	-	-	0.3 W	0.1 W	0.7 N	0.3 N	0.6 WNW	1.0 W	-	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 SW	0.1 E	0.5 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	7	7	17	12	3	-	-	9	6	7	6	13	14	-	-	9	9	9	24	7	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	-	-	0.4 NE	1.0 N	0.8 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 SW	0.2 SSE	0.2 S	-
Period (s)	3	3	3	4	-	-	3	7	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	3	3	-

	Wednesday 13	Thursday 14	Friday 15
	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	6:30PM	9:30PM	0:30AM	3:30AM	6:30AM	9:30AM	12:30PM	3:30PM	10AM	9:30PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	8	14
Energy	77	77	76	78	82	76	91	113	170	284	680	1018	964	1065	909	813	796	592	558	466	161	327
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:23PM 0.70				12:01AM 0.55					12:32PM 0.85				12:41AM 0.52				12:55PM 1.00
Low Tide / height (m)	5:32AM 0.33					6:52PM 0.37			5:37AM 0.30					7:28PM 0.26			5:52AM 0.25					8:04PM 0.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3
Temp. °C	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	18	19	19	19	17	16	9	16
Chill °C (?)	19	19	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	18	19	19	19	16	14	6	14
Sunrise	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:27	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.4 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 WNW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	0.2 ENE	0.3 W	-
Period (s)	8	7	7	7	18	18	17	16	16	12	13	3	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	9	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 ENE	0.4 NE	-	0.3 NE	-	-	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 N	0.8 NNW	1.0 N	0.8 N
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	-	3	-	-	3	3	3	3	4	7	4

	Wednesday 13	Thu
	4:30AM	5:30AM	6:30AM	7:30AM	8:30AM	9:30AM	10:30AM	11:30AM	12:30PM	1:30PM	2:30PM	3:30PM	4:30PM	5:30PM	6:30PM	7:30PM	8:30PM	9:30PM	10:30PM	11:30PM	4PM	1:30AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	17	17
Energy	96	95	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	80	79	78	77	83	82	59	59	76	75	75	91	89
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)									12:23PM 0.70												12:01AM 0.55
Low Tide / height (m)			5:32AM 0.33													6:52PM 0.37
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	21	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 ESE	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.2 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 E	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3