Muckross Beach — Muckros. Photo: James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ardara

Ardara is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. From Ardara you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Maghera beach, a surf spot 7.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CFN, 32 km away.

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Staying in Ardara

14 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CFN, 32 km, LDY, 86 km, NOC, 98 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ardara.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Ardara each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ardara too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Maghera beach7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft433 kJ

8 ft1344 kJ

6 ft751 kJ

10 ft1604 kJ

8 ft945 kJ

7 ft620 kJ

9 ft1430 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maghera beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	433kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,344kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	751kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,604kJ	wind from the north-west, 16 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 scrumbling	945kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	620kJ	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 scrumbling	1,430kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	10°C

Loughros point9.3 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft392 kJ

8 ft1362 kJ

7 ft799 kJ

11 ft1756 kJ

9 ft1015 kJ

8 ft832 kJ

10 ft1737 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Loughros point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 shollow	392kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 shollow	1,362kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 shollow	799kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,756kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 shollow	1,015kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	832kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 shollow	1,737kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	11°C

Muckros20 kmabout 35 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft337 kJ

7 ft1107 kJ

6 ft648 kJ

9 ft1264 kJ

7 ft675 kJ

6 ft520 kJ

7 ft848 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muckros, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	5 ft10 shollow	337kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	7 ft11 shollow	1,107kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	6 ft10 smushy	648kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	9 ft9 shollow	1,264kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	7 ft9 shollow	675kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	6 ft9 shollow	520kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	7 ft9 shollow	848kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ardara, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Ardara

Caspian pizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Taj Indian & European restaurant & takeawayPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Top PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
The Courthouse RestaurantIrish · 0.2 km from the centre
The Gatsby House Experience - ArdaraBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre
Whatcha McCollum's0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Ardara, Ireland