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Owenahincha, Ireland

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

Also within 20 km of Rosscarbery

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Beach view (geograph 4546896)
Near Owenahincha. Photo: Mat Tuck, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Owenahincha

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

The spot faces S (187°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (7°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 36). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 10°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, April, September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Rosscarbery, 2.4 km away (about 5 min by car). 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 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cork International Airport (ORK), changing at LHR.

    See flights ORD → ORK · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Owenahincha, 57 km.

    By bus: Bus Éireann. Time from the published timetables, on a weekday.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in RosscarberyAd

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

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    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 Rosscarbery · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Rosscarbery · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct182 ft7 smushy19kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct503 ft10 scrumbling179kJ10°C
Tue 20Oct183 ft8 smushy128kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct155 ft9 ssoft367kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct105 ft9 smushy376kJ12°C
Fri 23Oct07 ft9 ssoft703kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct93 ft8 smushy137kJ15°C
Sun 25Oct284 ft9 scrumbling186kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct96 ft9 smushy449kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct164 ft9 scrumbling275kJ11°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to ORK, changing at LHR, then 1h 15 by road (or about 2h 10 by bus, one change, 5 a day). About 17h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Do More reefs

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 13 kn (24 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Longstrand

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 14 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to ORK, changing at LHR, then 1h 15 by road (or about 2h 10 by bus, one change, 5 a day). About 17h 40 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Rosscarbery each day: Do More reefs, Long Strand, Longstrand, Owenahincha.

The trip from Rosscarbery, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,050 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 ORK, estimated from distance and season, changing at LHR, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£370–£765
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
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£1,115–£2,050

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

Places to eat near Rosscarbery

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

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