Back to results

Bloody foreland, Ireland

Stay in Dunfanaghy: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Dunfanaghy

Watch this spot We email you when Bloody foreland is worth the trip.

About Bloody foreland

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (305°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (125°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits expert surfers. It works in 4–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 32). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For expert surfers the best month is usually November, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Dunfanaghy.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Save this trip A link to come back to, or to send to the group.

Book the trip

From Chicago: about 15 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CFN, changing at Dublin Airport (DUB).

    See flights ORD → CFN · Skyscanner from about £360 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Bloody foreland.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Dunfanaghy, 20 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Bloody foreland: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Dunfanaghy, 20 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Dunfanaghy · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Dunfanaghy · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Bloody foreland on Google Maps · Directions

The map needs JavaScript. Every place on it is listed on this page, and each place's page links to Google Maps.

One finger scrolls the page; two fingers move the map. Pins are our own positions. Map OpenFreeMap, © OpenMapTiles, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast

Bloody foreland does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct658 ft11 scrumbling1,229kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct677 ft10 scrumbling909kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct189 ft10 smushy1,379kJ10°C
Thu 22Oct578 ft9 ssoft844kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct106 ft11 smushy655kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct5911 ft9 ssoft2,005kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct1910 ft12 smushy2,769kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct127 ft8 smushy615kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct147 ft8 ssoft615kJ11°C
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CFN, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 15h 55 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bloody foreland

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Bloody foreland

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 11 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CFN, changing at DUB, then 35 min by road. About 15h 55 door to door

The trip from Dunfanaghy, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,890 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to CFN, estimated from distance and season, changing at DUB, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£360–£750
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£260–£430
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£95–£155
Total£1,015–£1,890

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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

Book the trip

Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Dunfanaghy, 20 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

Links marked Ad may pay us a small commission if you book. You pay the same price, and it never changes a score.