DonegalTown — Donegal, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Kanchelskis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 Intermediate

Spot

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Rossnowlagh12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Rossnowlagh

4 ft287 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

6 ft666 kJ

5 ft410 kJ

3 ft169 kJ

8 ft961 kJ

5 ft635 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Rossnowlagh, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 ssoft	431kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	666kJ	wind from the north-west, 15 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft9 smushy	410kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	3 ft11 smushy	169kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	961kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	5 ft12 smushy	635kJ	wind from the west, 24 knots	11°C

Murvagh6.4 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft593 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

6 ft579 kJ

6 ft409 kJ

3 ft309 kJ

8 ft961 kJ

8 ft1159 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Murvagh, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 s	593kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	27, too small	5 ft10 s	431kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 s	579kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	6 ft9 s	409kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	3 ft12 s	309kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	8 ft9 s	961kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	10°C
Sun 25Oct	13, poor	8 ft10 s	1,159kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	11°C

Tullan Strand20 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bundoran, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft287 kJ

5 ft431 kJ

6 ft666 kJ

6 ft409 kJ

3 ft309 kJ

6 ft480 kJ

5 ft635 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Tullan Strand, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	66, good	4 ft10 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	431kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	666kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	6 ft9 ssoft	409kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	3 ft12 smushy	309kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	15, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	480kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	10, poor	5 ft12 smushy	635kJ	wind from the west, 31 knots	12°C

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