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 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			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	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Magheraroarty Reef Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal
Rating	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 W	1.4 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 NW	0.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.3 WSW	0.9 W
Period(s)	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	11	9	9	8	8	13	12	12	12	12	11
Energy	1181	956	944	849	457	287	206	118	58	31	45	32	78	83	101	99	515	528	522	296	486	296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)		2:55PM 2.49	3:11AM 2.86		3:39PM 2.69	3:56AM 2.94	4:25AM 2.62	4:36PM 2.76		5:02AM 2.88	5:33PM 2.61		5:41AM 2.91	5:55PM 3.03		6:17AM 2.93	6:18PM 3.09		6:35AM 3.01		7:15PM 2.84	7:31AM 2.68
Low Tide / height (m)			8:46PM 0.88	9:54AM 0.64		9:36PM 0.81	10:39AM 0.57		10:33PM 0.71	11:09AM 0.56		11:26PM 0.61	11:44AM 0.51		12:04AM 0.55	12:18PM 0.49		12:47AM 0.47	12:35PM 0.46		1:23AM 0.47
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	2	1	3	-
High °C	14	15	13	13	20	14	18	22	17	18	21	13	13	14	13	14	14	13	14	16	15	16
Low °C	13	14	12	13	20	14	15	20	16	16	20	12	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	14	13	14
Chill °C (?)	14	14	12	12	20	13	18	22	16	17	21	12	11	13	12	13	13	12	13	15	14	15
Sunrise	5:13	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:03	-	-	5:01	-	-	5:00	-	-	5:03	-	-	4:56
Sunset	-	9:50	-	-	9:50	-	-	9:53	-	-	9:52	-	-	9:55	-	-	9:57	-	-	9:58	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 W	1.4 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 WNW	0.5 NW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.2 WSW	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	0.5 E	1.1 W
Period (s)	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	8	13	12	12	12	5	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.6 N	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NW	0.2 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 NW	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.9 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	19	7	7	7	6	6	11	14	12	11	10	8	-	-	9	8	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	-	0.6 NE	0.5 E	-	0.7 ESE	-	0.7 W	0.7 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.3 WSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	4	4	-	4	-	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-

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	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	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Magheraroarty Reef Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Bundoran Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal	Ballyhiernan Bay Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Energy	1397	1245	1181	957	956	814	827	944	944	537	849	694	457	382	347	287	267	215	206	101	118	84
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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off
Tide State	mid-ebb	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	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)					2:55PM 2.49				3:11AM 2.86				3:39PM 2.69					4:04AM 2.89				4:36PM 2.76
Low Tide / height (m)			8:34AM 0.72				8:46PM 0.88				9:54AM 0.64				9:36PM 0.81					10:31AM 0.62
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	13	16	15	15	12	13	13	14	13	13	20	20	14	14	12	14	15	19	22	20
Chill °C (?)	14	12	12	16	14	14	11	12	12	14	12	12	20	20	13	13	10	13	14	19	22	20
Sunrise	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	9:49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:53
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.7 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 WNW	1.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.6 N	0.5 NW	0.4 NNW	0.4 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	19	19	7	7	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.6 NNE	0.4 NNE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	-	-	0.6 NE	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	4	4

	Monday 25
	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	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Glencolumbkille Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Slivebawn Right Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Magheraroarty Strand Donegal	Magheraroarty Reef Donegal	Silver Strand (Malin Beg) Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Muckros Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal
Rating	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.4 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W
Period(s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy	1505	1462	1397	1397	1245	1245	1226	1181	1181	1087	957	957	1083	972	956	918	827	814	539	827	827	925
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	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)														2:55PM 2.49
Low Tide / height (m)								8:34AM 0.72												8:46PM 0.88
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	15	16	14	14	15	15	16	15	12	12	12	12
Chill °C (?)	13	13	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	16	13	13	14	14	15	14	12	11	11	11
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.4 WNW	1.7 W	1.7 W	1.8 W
Period (s)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-