Doolin, Ireland

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About Doolin

Doolin is a town in County Clare, Ireland. From Doolin you can reach 10 surf spots. The nearest is Doolin point, a surf spot 1.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SNN, 46 km away.

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Staying in Doolin

61 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 3 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SNN, 46 km, KIR, 93 km, NOC, 106 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 Doolin.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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 Doolin each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Doolin too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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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Fanore12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Fanore, 1 km

2 ft24 kJ

3 ft226 kJ

3 ft117 kJ

4 ft293 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft250 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fanore, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	2 ft6 smushy	24kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	62, good	3 ft11 shollow	226kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	3 ft10 shollow	117kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	4 ft10 smushy	293kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	4 ft9 smushy	250kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 26 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft10 shollow	173kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	13°C

Spanish Point19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Spanish Point

4 ft244 kJ

7 ft951 kJ

6 ft694 kJ

10 ft1734 kJ

10 ft1376 kJ

6 ft673 kJ

11 ft1847 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Spanish Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	951kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	694kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,376kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,847kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

Spanish Point Reefs19.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Spanish Point

4 ft244 kJ

7 ft951 kJ

6 ft694 kJ

10 ft1734 kJ

10 ft1376 kJ

6 ft673 kJ

11 ft1847 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Spanish Point Reefs, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	951kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	694kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots	11°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,376kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,847kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	14°C

Barrtrá11.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Lahinch, 2 km

4 ft233 kJ

6 ft867 kJ

6 ft645 kJ

10 ft1601 kJ

10 ft1266 kJ

7 ft842 kJ

10 ft1734 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barrtrá, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft9 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	867kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	645kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	10°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,601kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,266kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	842kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,734kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C

Aileens5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft233 kJ

7 ft958 kJ

6 ft626 kJ

10 ft1572 kJ

10 ft1290 kJ

4 ft375 kJ

10 ft1609 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aileens, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	52, good	4 ft8 shollow	233kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	958kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	626kJ	wind from the south-east, 18 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 smushy	1,572kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 shollow	1,290kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	6, poor	4 ft11 smushy	375kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 shollow	1,609kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 18 knots	14°C

Doolin point1.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft229 kJ

6 ft901 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

9 ft1407 kJ

9 ft1173 kJ

5 ft469 kJ

10 ft1439 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Doolin point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	50, good	4 ft8 scrumbling	229kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	901kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	550kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	10°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,407kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,173kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	5 ft11 smushy	469kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,439kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	12°C

Cream point17 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Spanish Point, 3 km

4 ft244 kJ

7 ft951 kJ

6 ft694 kJ

10 ft1734 kJ

10 ft1376 kJ

6 ft673 kJ

11 ft1847 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cream point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	951kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	694kJ	wind from the south-east, 17 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,376kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,847kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots	14°C

Lahinch Left10.1 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Lahinch

3 ft177 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

8 ft1071 kJ

8 ft846 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

8 ft1136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lahinch Left, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	656kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	460kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	10°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	1,071kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	846kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C

Lahinch9.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Lahinch

3 ft177 kJ

5 ft656 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

8 ft1071 kJ

8 ft846 kJ

7 ft628 kJ

8 ft1136 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lahinch, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	177kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	656kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	460kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	10°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	1,071kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	846kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	9°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	628kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 ssoft	1,136kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	12°C

Crab Island2.2 kmabout 5 min by carExperts only

4 ft120 kJ

7 ft882 kJ

5 ft468 kJ

7 ft613 kJ

9 ft1014 kJ

8 ft972 kJ

8 ft889 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Crab Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, too small	4 ft7 shollow	120kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	64, good	7 ft11 shollow	882kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	5 ft10 shollow	468kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore	10°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	7 ft9 smushy	613kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	44, fair	9 ft9 shollow	1,014kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	9°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	8 ft9 smushy	972kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	8 ft9 shollow	889kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Doolin, 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 Doolin

Russells Seafood BarSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
The Ivy CottageSeafood · 0.7 km from the centre
Anthony's at Doolin Inn0.3 km from the centre
The Riverside Bistro0.4 km from the centre
Oar Restaurant0.6 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