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 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 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.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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Falcarragh Beach9.8 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft418 kJ

5 ft584 kJ

6 ft554 kJ

7 ft540 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

9 ft1331 kJ

9 ft2251 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Falcarragh Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	19, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	418kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	584kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	554kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	540kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	9, poor	5 ft11 smushy	504kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 ssoft	1,331kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	9 ft12 ssoft	2,251kJ	wind from the west, 30 knots	11°C

Magheroarty beach11.9 kmabout 25 min by car

5 ft417 kJ

7 ft874 kJ

9 ft1379 kJ

8 ft810 kJ

6 ft655 kJ

11 ft2005 kJ

10 ft2769 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magheroarty beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	5 ft9 s	417kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	874kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 s	1,379kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft8 s	810kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	12, poor	6 ft11 s	655kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 s	2,005kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 s	2,769kJ	wind from the west, 30 knots	11°C

Magheroarty reef13.6 kmabout 25 min by car

5 ft460 kJ

7 ft883 kJ

7 ft787 kJ

7 ft703 kJ

4 ft223 kJ

10 ft1679 kJ

10 ft2489 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Magheroarty reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	460kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 ssoft	883kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 smushy	787kJ	wind from the north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	703kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	13, poor	4 ft9 smushy	223kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 20 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	10 ft10 ssoft	1,679kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	9°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	10 ft12 smushy	2,489kJ	wind from the west, 30 knots	11°C

Bloody foreland20 kmabout 35 min by carExperts only

8 ft1229 kJ

7 ft909 kJ

9 ft1379 kJ

8 ft844 kJ

6 ft655 kJ

11 ft2005 kJ

10 ft2769 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bloody foreland, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	65, good	8 ft11 scrumbling	1,229kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	7 ft10 scrumbling	909kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	9 ft10 smushy	1,379kJ	wind from the north-west, 23 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	8 ft9 ssoft	844kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	6 ft11 smushy	655kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 24 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	11 ft9 ssoft	2,005kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	10 ft12 smushy	2,769kJ	wind from the west, 34 knots	11°C

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

5 ft604 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

6 ft611 kJ

5 ft282 kJ

4 ft312 kJ

7 ft742 kJ

8 ft1681 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Marble Hill, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	5 ft11 scrumbling	604kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	611kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 15 knots	9°C
Thu 22Oct	30, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	282kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	312kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	9°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	7 ft9 ssoft	742kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots, offshore	8°C
Sun 25Oct	29, poor	8 ft12 ssoft	1,681kJ	wind from the west, 27 knots	11°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