Magheraroarty beach — Magheroarty beach. Photo: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Dunfanaghy

Dunfanaghy is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. From Dunfanaghy you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Marble Hill, a surf spot 4.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CFN, 28 km away.

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Staying in Dunfanaghy

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CFN, 28 km, LDY, 54 km, ILY, 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 Dunfanaghy.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Dunfanaghy each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Dunfanaghy 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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Magheroarty reef13.6 kmabout 25 min by car

4 ft246 kJ

7 ft1127 kJ

6 ft664 kJ

9 ft1303 kJ

7 ft732 kJ

6 ft610 kJ

10 ft1518 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magheroarty reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	4 ft8 ssoft	246kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 ssoft	1,127kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	57, good	6 ft11 ssoft	664kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 smushy	1,303kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	732kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 smushy	610kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 ssoft	1,518kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C

Falcarragh Beach9.8 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft325 kJ

6 ft867 kJ

5 ft576 kJ

8 ft1059 kJ

6 ft557 kJ

5 ft448 kJ

9 ft1195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Falcarragh Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	325kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 ssoft	867kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	55, good	5 ft11 ssoft	576kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	1,059kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	557kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 smushy	448kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft9 ssoft	1,195kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C

Magheroarty beach11.9 kmabout 25 min by car

5 ft235 kJ

8 ft1284 kJ

6 ft727 kJ

10 ft1514 kJ

8 ft831 kJ

7 ft670 kJ

11 ft1844 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magheroarty beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	5 ft8 s	235kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 s	1,284kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 s	727kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	10 ft9 s	1,514kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 s	831kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	670kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 s	1,844kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C

Bloody foreland20 kmabout 35 min by carExperts only

6 ft481 kJ

9 ft1570 kJ

6 ft727 kJ

10 ft1604 kJ

8 ft859 kJ

7 ft670 kJ

11 ft1844 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bloody foreland, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	6 ft9 scrumbling	481kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	73, good	9 ft11 scrumbling	1,570kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	6 ft11 scrumbling	727kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	10 ft9 smushy	1,604kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	8 ft9 ssoft	859kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	7 ft9 smushy	670kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	11 ft9 ssoft	1,844kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C

Marble Hill4.5 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

3 ft174 kJ

5 ft625 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

6 ft666 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

5 ft404 kJ

6 ft672 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marble Hill, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	174kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	625kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	666kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	404kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	33, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	672kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	8°C

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

Apache Pizza DunfanaghyPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Pink Garlic DunfanaghyIndian · 0.1 km from the centre
The Rusty Oven Wood Fired PizzeriaPizza · 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

Dunfanaghy, Ireland