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Muckros, Ireland

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Muckross Beach
Muckros. Photo: James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Muckros

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

The spot faces S (185°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (5°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 12). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Ardara.

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 15 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

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

  2. Getting there. 3 h 45 from the airport to Muckros.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

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

    No town with beds to book is nearer Muckros: 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 Ardara, 20 km away on Booking.com →

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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 Ardara · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ardara · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Muckros on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct387 ft11 shollow1,038kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct146 ft10 smushy735kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct279 ft9 shollow1,223kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct367 ft9 shollow647kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct53 ft10 shollow181kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct3310 ft9 shollow1,560kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct238 ft12 shollow1,572kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct44 ft10 smushy236kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct56 ft8 smushy348kJ10°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

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 45 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Muckros

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Muckros

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 10 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

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

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 45 by road. About 15h 35 door to door

The trip from Ardara, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,055 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 DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
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–£2,055

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

Places to eat near Ardara

  • Caspian pizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Taj Indian & European restaurant & takeawayPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Top PizzaPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
  • The Courthouse RestaurantIrish · 0.2 km from the centre
  • The Gatsby House Experience - ArdaraBreakfast and brunch · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Whatcha McCollum's0.3 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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

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

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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