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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	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tue
	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	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros 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	Gweebara Heads left Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal
Rating	3	0	3	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	2.0 W	1.3 WNW	2.1 WSW	0.7 NW	3.0 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 N	1.9 N	1.7 NNE	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.8 N	0.5 W	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	1.2 N	1.4 N	1.8 NNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	12	13	11	12	12	9	10	8	7	5	8	8	7	14	13	13	12	6	7	7
Energy(?)	1659	612	1297	318	2086	1353	976	687	768	324	205	186	126	125	118	155	79	68	69	154	248	401
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)	10:15AM 2.89		10:40PM 2.48	11:22AM 2.81		12:27AM 2.25		1:00PM 2.70	1:49AM 2.31		1:41PM 2.83	2:27AM 2.56		2:32PM 3.01		3:27AM 2.69	3:32PM 2.99		3:52AM 2.93	3:57PM 3.10		4:46AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)		4:29PM 0.82		4:38AM 0.96	6:00PM 0.92	6:12PM 0.93	6:18AM 1.02		7:36PM 0.88	7:27AM 0.99		8:17PM 0.75	8:17AM 1.03		9:02PM 0.65	9:21AM 0.74		9:37PM 0.52	9:47AM 0.73		10:08PM 0.44	10:44AM 0.50
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	light rain	heavy rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	cloudy
Rain (mm)	5	13	-	-	-	16	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-
High °C	10	13	12	11	11	11	7	7	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	7
Low °C	8	12	11	10	11	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	9	9	8	8	9	8	9	6	6
Chill °C (?)	8	11	9	10	8	8	4	2	3	2	3	2	3	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Sunrise	7:56	-	-	7:56	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:02	-	-	8:04	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:08
Sunset	-	4:34	-	-	4:34	-	-	4:30	-	-	4:28	-	-	4:27	-	-	4:24	-	-	4:22	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.3 WNW	0.4 NNW	0.7 NW	3.0 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.9 NNW	2.1 N	1.9 N	0.1 W	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.9 N	0.7 N	0.8 N	0.7 N	0.4 NW	0.3 WNW	0.7 N	0.3 WNW	0.4 W	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	12	13	11	12	12	9	10	17	7	8	8	8	7	7	13	13	5	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 N	0.3 ENE	0.3 NNW	0.7 W	1.1 WSW	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	-	-	0.5 N	0.1 N	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.5 W	0.1 N	0.2 N	0.3 WNW	0.3 N	0.2 NNW	-
Period (s)	13	6	12	11	11	12	11	10	-	-	9	11	15	13	15	14	14	12	12	10	14	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 E	-	2.1 WSW	0.6 WSW	-	0.3 NE	-	-	-	1.7 NNE	1.1 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 N	-	1.2 N	1.4 N	1.8 NNW
Period (s)	3	-	12	4	-	2	-	-	-	8	7	5	4	4	4	6	5	6	-	6	7	7

	Tuesday 11							Wednesday 12								Thursday 13
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	3	2	0	4	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	2.3 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.7 WSW	1.0 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.0 NNW	1.6 NNW	0.6 NW	1.8 NNW	0.8 NW	3.5 N	3.0 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.8 N
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	7	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10
Energy(?)	1294	2253	1012	1237	943	433	311	495	712	2408	1597	943	221	1100	294	3124	2435	1204	976	831	621	753
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross
Tide State(?)	low-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				10:04AM 2.97				10:58PM 2.35				11:06AM 3.00					12:10AM 2.32				12:25PM 2.93
Low Tide / height (m)						4:43PM 0.81				4:38AM 0.96				5:54PM 0.91				5:45AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	5	1	5	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	7	4	1	-	-	1
Temp. °C	9	8	9	10	12	12	12	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	7	7	7	7	7
Chill °C (?)	6	5	6	8	10	8	9	9	9	7	9	10	10	8	8	6	7	3	4	4	4	2
Sunrise	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:36	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	2.3 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	1.6 W	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.0 NNW	2.4 NNW	2.0 NNW	1.6 NNW	0.6 NW	1.8 NNW	0.8 NW	3.5 N	3.0 NNW	2.1 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.9 NNW	1.7 NNW	1.8 N
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.4 NNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 WSW	1.4 WSW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 NW	0.7 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 W	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.7 NNW
Period (s)	14	14	-	13	13	12	12	13	12	14	11	11	11	11	13	11	10	11	11	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 E	0.9 ENE	0.7 ENE	0.4 S	0.9 SW	1.7 WSW	1.3 W	-	0.6 WSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	3	4	5	3	4	7	5	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 11
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Rossnowlagh Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	4	4	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	3	2	0	4	3	3	3	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.8 WNW	2.4 W	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.2 W	1.6 W	1.5 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	1411	2565	1358	2235	2080	1273	1132	1200	1151	1467	1313	1052	690	909	492	967	902	606	579	512	497	274
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)																	4:29PM 0.82
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	2	-	-	3	3	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	9	9	7	9	8	9	8	8	8	9	11	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	12
Chill °C (?)	7	7	4	6	5	6	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	10	11	10	8	9	9	8	8	9
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:36	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.8 WNW	2.4 W	1.8 W	2.3 W	2.2 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.2 W	1.6 W	0.5 N	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.4 NNW	-	0.4 N	0.5 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	-	0.5 N	0.6 NNE	0.3 NNW	-	0.3 NNW	-	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.3 NNW	0.4 N
Period (s)	15	15	-	15	14	14	14	14	-	13	13	13	-	13	-	13	13	13	12	12	12	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.7 E	0.8 ENE	0.5 E	-	0.4 NE	-	0.7 ENE	1.5 W	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	3	4	3	-	13	-	5	13	4	4	4	4	4