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🇮🇪 Best surf spots in Ireland

70 spots ranked on five years of ERA5 wave, wind and sea temperature data.

Top spotBrandon Bay 75.5

Peak monthFebruary

Water12°C a 5/4 with boots and hood

Work all year63 of 70

Beginner spots6

Season in Ireland

Average share of clean days across all 70 spots, by month.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
26%	28%	24%	18%	11%	4%	2%	2%	11%	13%	20%	23%

Areas

Clare12 spots · top Doonbeg castle 74.4 Cork12 spots · top Barley Cove 64.8 Kerry11 spots · top Brandon Bay 75.5 Donegal9 spots · top Bundoran 70.0 Sligo8 spots · top Easky 72.6 Mayo5 spots · top Kilcummin 70.5 Leitrim4 spots · top Tullaghan left 71.4 Waterford3 spots · top Tramore 48.9 Fingal3 spots · top Tower Bay 29.8 Wicklow1 spots · top Maghermore 35.9 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown1 spots · top Killiney Bay 29.4 Louth1 spots · top Clogherhead 27.3

All 70 spots

#	Spot	Score	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Season	Level
1	Brandon Bay Kerry	75.5	88%	27%	1.9 m	12°C	Jan to Mar	Advanced
2	Banna Strand - Sandy Lane Kerry	75.1	88%	26%	1.8 m	12°C	Jan to Jan	Intermediate
3	Doonbeg castle Clare	74.4	88%	26%	1.7 m	12°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
4	Easky Sligo	72.6	91%	27%	1.7 m	12°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
5	Easky right Sligo	72.5	90%	26%	1.7 m	12°C	Mar to Mar	Intermediate
6	Gaa Sligo	72.5	91%	27%	1.7 m	12°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
7	Bay Break Sligo	72.1	81%	31%	1.1 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
8	Lislary Sligo	72.0	84%	28%	1.1 m	12°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
9	Doughmore Beach Clare	71.7	88%	22%	1.5 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
10	Mullaghmore Sligo	71.7	82%	30%	1.1 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
11	Tullaghan left Leitrim	71.4	79%	31%	1.0 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
12	Tullaghan right Leitrim	71.4	79%	31%	1.0 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
13	Spanish Point Beach Clare	71.3	88%	21%	1.5 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
14	Fanore Clare	71.2	86%	21%	1.4 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
15	Black spot Leitrim	71.1	79%	30%	1.0 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
16	Cream point Clare	71.1	89%	21%	1.5 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
17	Spanish Point Reefs Clare	71.0	88%	21%	1.5 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
18	Ballybunion Kerry	70.9	88%	19%	1.9 m	12°C	rarely	Advanced
19	Ballyheigue Ireland Southwest Kerry	70.9	89%	20%	1.6 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
20	Strandhill Sligo	70.6	80%	29%	1.1 m	12°C	Dec to Feb	Intermediate
21	Kilcummin Mayo	70.5	90%	26%	1.5 m	12°C	Mar to Mar	Intermediate
22	Barrtrá Clare	70.4	87%	20%	1.4 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
23	Pampa Leitrim	70.3	79%	29%	1.0 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
24	Bundoran Donegal	70.0	79%	29%	1.0 m	12°C	Dec to Mar	Intermediate
25	Aileens Clare	69.9	90%	19%	1.6 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
26	Lahinch Left Clare	69.8	87%	20%	1.4 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
27	Lahinch beach Clare	69.4	86%	19%	1.4 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
28	Crab Island Clare	69.1	89%	18%	1.5 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
29	Doolin point Clare	69.0	89%	18%	1.5 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
30	Inishcrone Sligo	68.5	90%	22%	1.5 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
31	Maghera beach Donegal	67.9	80%	26%	1.0 m	12°C	Feb to Mar	Intermediate
32	Tullan Strand Donegal	67.8	79%	25%	1.0 m	12°C	Jan to Feb	Intermediate
33	Ballyheirnan Bay Donegal	67.4	82%	22%	1.1 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
34	Rossnowlagh Donegal	67.2	75%	26%	1.0 m	12°C	Jan to Feb	Beginner
35	Falcarragh Beach Donegal	66.8	85%	20%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
36	Muckros Donegal	66.1	82%	21%	1.1 m	12°C	Jan to Jan	Intermediate
37	Loughros point Donegal	65.6	85%	18%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
38	Carrowniskey Mayo	64.9	88%	17%	1.3 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
39	Carrownisky Mayo	64.9	88%	17%	1.3 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
40	Barley Cove Cork	64.8	87%	15%	2.0 m	13°C	rarely	Advanced
41	Dugort Mayo	63.9	82%	23%	1.0 m	12°C	Feb to Feb	Intermediate
42	Bloody foreland Donegal	63.6	86%	16%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
43	Langer ville Cork	62.7	84%	16%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
44	Sherkin Island Cork	62.4	90%	14%	1.6 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
45	Do More reefs Cork	62.2	88%	14%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
46	Donomore Reefs Cork	62.1	88%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
47	Dunworley Cork	61.9	88%	12%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
48	Long Strand Cork	61.7	87%	13%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
49	Longstrand Cork	61.7	87%	13%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
50	Ownahincha Cork	61.7	86%	13%	1.3 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
51	Coumeenole Kerry	60.8	82%	11%	2.3 m	12°C	rarely	Advanced
52	Inchydoney Cork	60.7	84%	12%	1.2 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
53	Keel beach Mayo	60.5	80%	17%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
54	Garretstown Cork	59.0	88%	9%	1.4 m	13°C	rarely	Intermediate
55	Tramore Waterford	48.9	79%	3%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
56	Annestown Waterford	48.0	79%	3%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
57	Bunmahon Waterford	47.7	78%	3%	1.1 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
58	The old Hatchery Kerry	46.9	89%	0%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
59	Ardkeragh Kerry	46.8	88%	0%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
60	Baslicon Kerry	46.8	88%	0%	1.2 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
61	Inch Strand (Kerry spot) Kerry	46.0	80%	0%	1.0 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
62	Inch Reef Kerry	44.6	79%	0%	1.0 m	12°C	rarely	Intermediate
63	Ballinskelligs Kerry	43.1	77%	0%	1.0 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
64	Inch (Cork Area) Cork	41.7	70%	1%	0.9 m	13°C	rarely	Beginner
65	Maghermore Wicklow	35.9	62%	0%	0.8 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
66	Tower Bay Fingal	29.8	50%	0%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
67	Back Beach Fingal	29.6	50%	0%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
68	Killiney Bay Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown	29.4	49%	0%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
69	Donabate Fingal	29.2	49%	0%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner
70	Clogherhead Louth	27.3	47%	0%	0.6 m	12°C	rarely	Beginner

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