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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	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			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	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebara Heads right Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal
Rating	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.0 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 NW
Period(s)	14	13	12	18	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9
Energy	184	400	524	1101	2124	1939	1524	872	721	550	396	347	316	302	251	294	198	129	94	73	58	97
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	glass	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:10PM 2.88		5:22AM 3.21	5:46PM 3.04		5:58AM 3.25	6:19PM 3.16		6:31AM 3.26	6:50PM 3.23		7:03AM 3.22		7:20PM 3.25	7:35AM 3.15		7:50PM 3.25	8:07AM 3.03		8:20PM 3.16	8:40AM 2.87
Low Tide / height (m)	10:58AM 0.43		10:56PM 0.52	11:33AM 0.32		11:32PM 0.43	12:04PM 0.26		12:16AM 0.32	12:34PM 0.25		1:00AM 0.29		1:04PM 0.28	1:23AM 0.33		1:35PM 0.36	1:54AM 0.43		2:00PM 0.46	2:26AM 0.57
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1
High °C	14	15	13	13	15	12	14	15	13	11	12	11	13	9	9	12	13	10	13	14	12	11
Low °C	11	15	10	10	13	8	9	15	10	10	11	10	12	9	8	10	12	9	10	14	10	9
Chill °C (?)	13	14	12	11	14	10	12	13	12	11	12	11	12	6	7	12	12	8	12	13	11	10
Sunrise	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:52	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41
Sunset	-	9:01	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:04	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:07	-	-	9:09	-	-	9:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.6 NW	1.4 NW	1.3 WNW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.2 NW	1.1 NW	1.1 NW	0.9 NW	0.7 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.8 NW
Period (s)	14	13	12	12	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 WSW	0.3 NNE	1.0 NW	1.2 W	0.9 WSW	0.7 WSW	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 W	-	-	0.7 N	0.7 N	0.5 N	0.5 N	0.4 NNW	0.3 N	0.2 N
Period (s)	7	9	10	18	12	11	11	-	10	11	10	10	9	-	-	9	8	8	9	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Curransport Donegal
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.0 NW	1.3 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW
Period(s)	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Energy	80	107	227	252	400	538	521	524	615	682	1101	1168	2124	2238	2128	1939	1746	1732	1431	1382	1119	1005
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
Tide State	high-ebb	mid-ebb	low-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)						5:01PM 2.83				5:22AM 3.21				5:46PM 3.04				5:56AM 3.29				6:19PM 3.16
Low Tide / height (m)				10:58AM 0.43				11:04PM 0.51				11:44AM 0.31				11:42PM 0.39				11:59AM 0.24
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	10	12	14	15	15	13	12	11	10	10	13	15	13	12	10	9	8	9	14	17	16
Chill °C (?)	7	8	12	13	14	14	12	11	10	8	8	12	14	11	10	7	6	5	6	12	16	15
Sunrise	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:56	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:05
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 NW	1.9 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	2.0 NW	1.9 NW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.7 WNW
Period (s)	8	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 N	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 N	0.4 WSW	0.3 N	0.3 ENE	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.5 NW	1.0 NW	0.9 WNW	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 WSW	0.8 W	0.8 WSW	0.7 W	0.7 WSW	0.6 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	10	7	7	10	9	10	3	10	9	19	18	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	0.6 ESE	-	0.8 ESE	-	-	0.4 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	3	-	4	-	-	3

	Tuesday 28
	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	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Malin Mor Left Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Carrickfinn Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Curransport Donegal
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.3 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period(s)	11	16	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Energy	71	96	84	80	107	120	144	141	184	229	207	129	248	346	400	395	417	483	470	548	540	521
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)																	5:10PM 2.88
Low Tide / height (m)										10:58AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	13	12	13
Chill °C (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	12	11	12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 WNW	0.3 N	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 N	0.3 WNW	0.3 N	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 ENE
Period (s)	11	10	15	10	7	7	7	7	7	7	10	9	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	3
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.4 NE	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	3	-	3	-	-	-