Doonloughin, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Roundstone, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 103 km.

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About Doonloughin

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

The spot faces S (200°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (20°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 6–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 106). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Roundstone, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 103 km.

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SNN, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
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Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Doonloughin.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Roundstone, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 103 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Doonloughin, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	5 ft7 smushy	232kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	8 ft11 ssoft	1,322kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	7 ft10 smushy	784kJ	wind from the south-east, 23 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	24, poor	11 ft9 ssoft	1,899kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 17 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	10 ft8 ssoft	1,294kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	14, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	7 ft10 smushy	969kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	6, too small	3 ft11 smushy	215kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	15, poor	14 ft9 smushy	2,662kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 25 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	16, poor	9 ft9 smushy	1,241kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	11°C

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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to SNN, changing at JFK, then 2h 15 by road. About 17h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 29 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Doonloughin
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 10 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to SNN, changing at JFK, then 2h 15 by road. About 17h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £850–£1,615 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to SNN, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£365–£760
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£95–£155
Total		£850–£1,615

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

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