Donegal, Ireland
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About Donegal
Donegal is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. From Donegal you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Murvagh, a surf spot 6.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CFN, 46 km away.
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Staying in Donegal
- 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: CFN, 46 km, LDY, 75 km, NOC, 95 km
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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 Donegal.
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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. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Donegal 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
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossnowlagh12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Rossnowlagh | 4 ft203 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, good | 5 ft488 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft381 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore, good | 6 ft576 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor | 6 ft429 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, fair | 5 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, poor | 7 ft860 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, too big |
All readings for Rossnowlagh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Tullan Strand20 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bundoran, 2 km | 4 ft203 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, good | 5 ft488 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft381 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore, good | 6 ft576 kJwind from the west-south-west, 11 knots, poor | 6 ft429 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, fair | 5 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 12 knots, poor | 7 ft860 kJwind from the south-east, 16 knots, too big |
All readings for Tullan Strand: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Murvagh6.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 4 ft203 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small for experts | 6 ft661 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, offshore, good for experts | 5 ft381 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small for experts | 6 ft645 kJwind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, poor for experts | 6 ft419 kJwind from the west, 5 knots, fair for experts | 5 ft361 kJwind from the north-west, 8 knots, too small for experts | 7 ft860 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor for experts |
All readings for Murvagh: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Donegal, 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 Donegal
- Apache Pizza DonegalPizza · in the centre
- Market House RestaurantSteakhouse · in the centre
- The Napoli Express Donegal TownItalian · in the centre
- Blazers Burger Bar & GrillBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
- Chandpur Indian Restaurant DonegalIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
- La Bella Donna RestaurantItalian · 0.1 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