Roundstone, Ireland

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Dogs Bay
Dogs Bay. Photo: Amm529, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Roundstone

Roundstone is a town in County Galway, Ireland. From Roundstone you can reach 4 surf spots, 3 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Dogs Bay, a surf spot 3.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NOC, 92 km away.

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Staying in Roundstone

  • 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NOC, 92 km, SNN, 102 km, KIR, 138 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 Roundstone. Spots further out are listed below.

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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.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Roundstone: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Dogs Bay3.8 kmabout 10 min by car6 ft778 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too big6 ft628 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, poor10 ft1554 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big10 ft1157 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too big5 ft442 kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots, poor10 ft1730 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too big12 ft2389 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too big
All readings for Dogs Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Dogs Bay, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct0, too big6 ft11 scrumbling778kJwind from the east, 7 knots12°C
Tue 20Oct10, poor6 ft10 ssoft628kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big10 ft9 smushy1,554kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big10 ft8 ssoft1,157kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots11°C
Fri 23Oct4, poor5 ft10 smushy442kJwind from the west-north-west, 21 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct0, too big10 ft9 ssoft1,730kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big12 ft10 smushy2,389kJwind from the west, 19 knots11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Roundstone, 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).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Roundstone. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

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.

Surf spots that stay in Roundstone from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Carrowniskey37.7 kmabout 1h 10 by car4 ft301 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good4 ft331 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, good7 ft879 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair5 ft611 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor5 ft409 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor9 ft1470 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too big
All readings for Carrowniskey: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carrowniskey, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct62, good4 ft10 ssoft301kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct51, good4 ft10 ssoft331kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy879kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor5 ft11 smushy611kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor5 ft10 ssoft409kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft10 smushy1,470kJwind from the west, 22 knots11°C
Carrownisky37.5 kmabout 1h 10 by car4 ft301 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good4 ft331 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, good7 ft879 kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots, too big6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair5 ft611 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, poor5 ft409 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor9 ft1470 kJwind from the west, 22 knots, too big
All readings for Carrownisky: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Carrownisky, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct62, good4 ft10 ssoft301kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct51, good4 ft10 ssoft331kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy879kJwind from the west-north-west, 16 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct36, fair6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor5 ft11 smushy611kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor5 ft10 ssoft409kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft10 smushy1,470kJwind from the west, 22 knots11°C
Killadoon34.3 kmabout 1h 00 by car4 ft301 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, good4 ft366 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good7 ft879 kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots, too big6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, poor5 ft611 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, poor5 ft409 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, poor9 ft1470 kJwind from the west, 19 knots, too big
All readings for Killadoon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Killadoon, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct62, good4 ft10 ssoft301kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct53, good4 ft10 ssoft366kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big7 ft9 smushy879kJwind from the north-west, 15 knots10°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct9, poor5 ft11 smushy611kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots9°C
Sat 24Oct12, poor5 ft10 ssoft409kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big9 ft10 smushy1,470kJwind from the west, 19 knots10°C

Places to eat near Roundstone

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