Doughmore, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Doonbeg, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SNN (SNN), 39 km.

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About Doughmore

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

The spot faces NW (297°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (117°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 156). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in July, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Doonbeg, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SNN (SNN), 39 km. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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 15 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Doughmore, 288 km.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Doonbeg, 4 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SNN (SNN), 39 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 Doughmore, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	7 ft11 ssoft	1,033kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	56, good	6 ft10 ssoft	577kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Wed 21Oct	17, poor	10 ft10 smushy	1,536kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	8 ft9 ssoft	1,057kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	9°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	8 ft9 smushy	965kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 21 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	10 ft10 ssoft	1,605kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	13°C
Sun 25Oct	23, poor	6 ft12 smushy	969kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 26Oct	13, poor	9 ft9 smushy	1,228kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 19 knots	13°C
Tue 27Oct	10, too small	6 ft9 smushy	514kJ	wind from the west, 17 knots	10°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
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 50 by road. About 15h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Doughmore
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Doughmore
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Doughmore
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 10 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 50 by road. About 15h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,625 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 DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£370–£770
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		£855–£1,625

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

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