Doonbeg, Ireland

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Doonbeg Bridge — Doonbeg, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Eddylandzaat, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons

About Doonbeg

Doonbeg is a town in County Clare, Ireland. From Doonbeg you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Doonbeg castle, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SNN, 41 km away.

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Staying in Doonbeg

1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SNN, 41 km, KIR, 61 km, ORK, 122 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 Doonbeg.

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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. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Doonbeg 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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Spanish Point14.3 kmabout 25 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	52, good	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 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, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,376kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,847kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	14°C

Spanish Point Reefs14 kmabout 25 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	52, good	4 ft8 ssoft	244kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 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, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,376kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 11 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,847kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots	14°C

Doughmore3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

4 ft200 kJ

6 ft732 kJ

6 ft576 kJ

10 ft1457 kJ

9 ft1111 kJ

7 ft732 kJ

10 ft1605 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Doughmore, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	732kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	576kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,457kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,111kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	732kJ	wind from the north-west, 17 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,605kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots	14°C

Kilkee10 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kilkee

4 ft230 kJ

6 ft903 kJ

6 ft687 kJ

11 ft1805 kJ

10 ft1354 kJ

8 ft859 kJ

11 ft1887 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kilkee, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	51, good	4 ft9 ssoft	230kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	903kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	687kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,805kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,354kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	859kJ	wind from the north-west, 18 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 ssoft	1,887kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	15°C

Cream point16.4 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 east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	951kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	694kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,734kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 18 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 smushy	1,376kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	6 ft11 smushy	673kJ	wind from the north-west, 23 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,847kJ	wind from the south, 22 knots	14°C

Doonbeg castle1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft150 kJ

6 ft743 kJ

5 ft415 kJ

8 ft1081 kJ

7 ft742 kJ

6 ft679 kJ

8 ft1133 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Doonbeg castle, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	150kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	6 ft11 shollow	743kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 shollow	415kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,081kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	7 ft9 scrumbling	742kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	6 ft9 smushy	679kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	49, good	8 ft10 scrumbling	1,133kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	15°C

Killard2.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft233 kJ

6 ft867 kJ

6 ft645 kJ

10 ft1675 kJ

9 ft1208 kJ

8 ft1100 kJ

10 ft1734 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Killard, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	233kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	6 ft11 scrumbling	867kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	645kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	10 ft10 scrumbling	1,675kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	12°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	9 ft9 scrumbling	1,208kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	8 ft9 smushy	1,100kJ	wind from the north-west, 22 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	10 ft9 scrumbling	1,734kJ	wind from the south, 19 knots, offshore	15°C

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

Morrissey's Seafood Bar & GrillSeafood · 0.4 km from the centre
Morrisseys of DoonbegIrish · 0.4 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