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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	Thu		Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 01			Monday 02			Tuesday 03			Wednesday 04			Thu
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Streedagh Strand Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballymastocker Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Gweebara Heads left Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Ballymastocker Donegal	Ballymastocker Donegal
Rating	0	0	5	5	4	4	4	0	5	5	0	0	0	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.5 W	3.5 W	2.2 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	2.4 W	2.5 W	2.0 WNW	-	2.1 W	1.6 WNW	1.1 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period(s) (?)	13	12	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	-	15	14	13	16	15	14	13	13	12	3	3
Energy(?)	307	151	4149	8040	2460	1567	1593	2342	2260	2171	0	1873	1061	413	2675	2614	1472	591	206	113	10	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)	3:17PM 2.64		3:51AM 2.85	4:23PM 2.84		4:48AM 3.16	5:15PM 3.03		5:10AM 3.59	5:36PM 3.19		6:06AM 3.71		6:30PM 3.27	6:36AM 3.95		7:19PM 3.22	7:37AM 3.67		7:36PM 3.19	8:13AM 3.54
Low Tide / height (m)		9:23PM 0.77	10:02AM 0.62		10:23PM 0.54	10:59AM 0.35		11:12PM 0.30	11:25AM 0.15		11:35PM 0.13		12:18PM 0.02	12:25AM 0.01		12:50PM -0.01	1:13AM -0.04		1:48PM 0.02	1:23AM 0.11		2:24PM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	cloudy	light rain	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	1	9	1	-	1	-	-
High °C	7	6	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	9	5	8	8	8	7	6	7	8	8	8	8	8
Low °C	6	4	8	7	6	6	7	7	6	8	4	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	7
Chill °C (?)	2	0	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	7	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	4
Sunrise	-	-	8:26	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:21	-	-	8:18	-	-	8:15	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:16	-	-	5:14
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	2.5 W	3.5 W	2.2 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 W	2.4 W	0.3 WNW	2.0 WNW	2.5 WNW	2.1 W	1.6 WNW	1.1 W	2.3 W	2.4 W	1.9 W	1.3 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	18	17	16	15	15	14	22	13	16	15	14	13	16	15	14	13	13	12	23	21
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.1 NW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.1 W	0.5 W	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	13	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	26	11	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.8 ESE	0.7 S	-	-	-	-	-	2.5 W	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.7 E	-	-	-	-	0.4 SE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE	0.7 ESE
Period (s)	3	4	11	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3

	Thursday 29			Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 01
	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Bundoran Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Loughros Beg Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Curransport Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Back Strands Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	12	12	20	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	307	241	163	151	219	1275	3351	4650	3716	3341	5418	4844	4069	3062	1635	1593	1602	1602	1525	1358	1154	947
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- on
Tide State(?)	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-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	high
High Tide / height (m)		3:17PM 2.64				3:51AM 2.85				3:53PM 2.89				4:35AM 3.21				5:15PM 3.03				5:36AM 3.43
Low Tide / height (m)				9:23PM 0.77				10:02AM 0.62				10:08PM 0.56				10:37AM 0.39				10:45PM 0.36
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	7	6	6	5	4	4	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	7	7	6	7	7
Chill °C (?)	2	0	0	-1	-3	-3	-1	0	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	5	5	3	3	3	3	2
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.3 WNW	2.2 WNW	3.0 WNW	2.5 W	2.4 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.8 W	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	20	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	0.1 NE	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	13	13	16	5	21	12	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 SE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 29											Friday 30
	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	Bundoran Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Loughros Beg Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Curransport Donegal	Back Strands Sligo	Back Strands Sligo	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18
Energy(?)	312	311	307	301	245	241	215	168	141	141	261	243	239	435	477	1035	1293	1275	1893	3691	3351	3914
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				3:17PM 2.64												3:22AM 3.02
Low Tide / height (m)									8:55PM 0.78
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	4	4	5	8	5	5
Chill °C (?)	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	1	-3	-3	-1	4	-1	-1
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:26	-
Sunset	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.1 W	1.3 WNW	1.3 WNW	1.6 WNW	2.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 W	-	-	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	-	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	-	-	16	23	23	21	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 SE	0.7 SE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 SE	1.2 ESE	0.9 ESE	1.0 E	1.7 E	0.8 ESE	0.8 ESE	0.9 E	1.0 E	1.0 E	0.7 S	0.9 E	0.9 E
Period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	11	4	4