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 experts: 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 expert 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 car7 ft1156 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good6 ft668 kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots, poor10 ft1349 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor9 ft997 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore, good8 ft1208 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, poor10 ft1730 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, fair12 ft1925 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, poor
All readings for Dogs Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Dogs Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct63, good7 ft11 ssoft1,156kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct28, poor6 ft10 ssoft668kJwind from the south-east, 15 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct24, poor10 ft9 smushy1,349kJwind from the west, 11 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct64, good9 ft8 ssoft997kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor8 ft10 smushy1,208kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct43, fair10 ft9 ssoft1,730kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct27, poor12 ft9 smushy1,925kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 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
Killadoon34.3 kmabout 1h 00 by car5 ft590 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair4 ft366 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small7 ft882 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, poor6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, good6 ft694 kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots, poor7 ft955 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, fair10 ft1752 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Killadoon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Killadoon, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft10 ssoft590kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small4 ft10 ssoft366kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct29, poor7 ft9 smushy882kJwind from the west, 10 knots10°C
Thu 22Oct50, good6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore11°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor6 ft10 smushy694kJwind from the west-north-west, 19 knots9°C
Sat 24Oct46, fair7 ft10 ssoft955kJwind from the south, 5 knots10°C
Sun 25Oct24, poor10 ft9 smushy1,752kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots10°C
Carrowniskey37.7 kmabout 1h 10 by car5 ft590 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair5 ft395 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small7 ft882 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good6 ft694 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, poor7 ft955 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair10 ft1752 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Carrowniskey: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Carrowniskey, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft10 ssoft590kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small5 ft10 ssoft395kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct25, poor7 ft9 smushy882kJwind from the west, 11 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct48, good6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor6 ft10 smushy694kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair7 ft10 smushy955kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct21, poor10 ft9 smushy1,752kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots11°C
Carrownisky37.5 kmabout 1h 10 by car5 ft590 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, fair5 ft395 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small7 ft882 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor6 ft429 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good6 ft694 kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots, poor7 ft955 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, fair10 ft1752 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, poor
All readings for Carrownisky: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Carrownisky, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft10 ssoft590kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore12°C
Tue 20Oct29, too small5 ft10 ssoft395kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct25, poor7 ft9 smushy882kJwind from the west, 11 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct48, good6 ft9 ssoft429kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor6 ft10 smushy694kJwind from the west-north-west, 20 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct44, fair7 ft10 smushy955kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots11°C
Sun 25Oct21, poor10 ft9 smushy1,752kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots11°C

Places to eat near Roundstone

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