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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Loughros point9.3 kmabout 20 min by car

8 ft1293 kJ

7 ft1061 kJ

11 ft1797 kJ

9 ft1014 kJ

7 ft766 kJ

8 ft1094 kJ

12 ft3604 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Loughros point, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	70, good	8 ft11 shollow	1,293kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	71, good	7 ft10 shollow	1,061kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	11 ft9 smushy	1,797kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	9 ft9 shollow	1,014kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	7 ft9 smushy	766kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	8 ft10 shollow	1,094kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	10, poor	12 ft12 smushy	3,604kJ	wind from the west, 26 knots	10°C

Maghera beach7.4 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft1523 kJ

7 ft1035 kJ

11 ft1705 kJ

8 ft932 kJ

7 ft989 kJ

10 ft1486 kJ

15 ft4087 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Maghera beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	66, good	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,523kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	1,035kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	11 ft9 smushy	1,705kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 12 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	8 ft9 scrumbling	932kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	7 ft11 smushy	989kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	10 ft9 scrumbling	1,486kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	10°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	15 ft10 smushy	4,087kJ	wind from the west, 15 knots	10°C

Muckros20 kmabout 35 min by car

7 ft1038 kJ

6 ft735 kJ

9 ft1223 kJ

7 ft647 kJ

3 ft181 kJ

7 ft754 kJ

8 ft1572 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Muckros, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	7 ft11 shollow	1,038kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	13, poor	6 ft10 smushy	735kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	9 ft9 shollow	1,223kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	7 ft9 shollow	647kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft10 shollow	181kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	20, poor	7 ft9 shollow	754kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	8 ft12 shollow	1,572kJ	wind from the west, 27 knots	11°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