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Falcarragh Beach, Ireland

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

Also within 20 km of Dunfanaghy

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About Falcarragh Beach

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

The spot faces N (355°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (175°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–17 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 87). 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 15°C in July, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). The town to stay in is Dunfanaghy, 9.8 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 16 h 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. 40 min from the airport to Falcarragh Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in DunfanaghyAd

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

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    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

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Where it is

Falcarragh Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct195 ft10 ssoft418kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct185 ft11 ssoft584kJ13°C
Wed 21Oct06 ft10 smushy554kJ9°C
Thu 22Oct07 ft8 ssoft540kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct95 ft11 smushy504kJ8°C
Sat 24Oct09 ft10 smushy1,331kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct09 ft12 ssoft2,251kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct145 ft9 ssoft352kJ11°C
Tue 27Oct63 ft8 smushy109kJ10°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to CFN, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to CFN, changing at DUB, then 40 min by road. About 16h door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Dunfanaghy each day: Falcarragh Beach, Marble Hill.

The trip from Dunfanaghy, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,025–£1,910 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£30–£55
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£1,025–£1,910

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

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