Surf spots and live cams in Ireland North West

• Portballintrae United Kingdom · Intermediate · Beach break
  A small bay on the Causeway Coast, a few kilometres west of the Giant's Causeway.
• Portrush – Whiterocks Portrush · United Kingdom · Intermediate · Beach break
  The eastern end of the long strand east of Portrush, below the white limestone cliffs that give it its name.
• Portrush – East Strand (Curran Strand) Portrush · United Kingdom · Intermediate · Beach break
  The big beach on the east side of Portrush, also called Curran Strand.
• Portrush – West Strand (Mill Strand) Portrush · United Kingdom · Beginner · Beach break
  The town beach on the west side of Portrush, right below the promenade.
• Portstewart Strand Portstewart · United Kingdom · Beginner · Beach break
  About 3 km of sandy beach west of Portstewart, owned by the National Trust.
• Castlerock – Barmouth Castlerock · United Kingdom · Beginner · Jetty
  Castlerock beach runs east from the village to the Barmouth, where the River Bann reaches the sea between two stone piers.
• Ballyliffin – Pollan Bay Ballyliffin · Beginner · Beach break
  A wide sandy bay below Ballyliffin on the Inishowen peninsula, not far from Malin Head at the northern tip of Ireland.
• Fanad – Ballyhiernan Bay Fanad · Intermediate · Beach break
  A long, curved, north-facing beach near the tip of the Fanad peninsula, made of three smaller bays backed by dunes.
• Marble Hill Dunfanaghy · Beginner · Beach break
  A sheltered Blue Flag beach inside Sheephaven Bay, east of Dunfanaghy.
• Magheroarty Falcarragh · Intermediate · Beach break
  A long, west-facing beach on a spit of sand west of Falcarragh, looking out towards Inishbofin and Tory Island.
• Rossnowlagh Beginner · Beach break
  A 3 km west-facing beach deep inside Donegal Bay, between the Coolmore cliffs in the south and Durnesh in the north.
• Bundoran – Tullan Strand Bundoran · Intermediate · Beach break
  A beach of almost 2 km on the northern edge of Bundoran, with Roughey Cliff at its southern end.
• Bundoran – The Peak Bundoran · Advanced · Reef break
  Ireland's best-known reef, in the middle of Bundoran.
• Mullaghmore Head Mullaghmore · Expert · Reef break
  Ireland's best-known big-wave spot: a thick, powerful wave over a rough rock reef off the headland.
• Streedagh Strand Grange · Intermediate · Beach break
  A long, open beach on a sand bar that links Conor's Island to Streedagh Point, north-west of Grange.
• Strandhill Beginner · Beach break
  Sligo's surf town beach, in front of the promenade under Knocknarea mountain.
• Easkey Left Easkey · Intermediate · Reef break
  A left that breaks over a flat rock ledge by the old castle at the mouth of the Easkey river, and one of Ireland's classic waves.
• Easkey Right Easkey · Intermediate · Reef break
  A long right-hand reef a short walk from Easkey Left.
• Pollacheeny Easkey · Expert · Point break
  A right-hand point by a small harbour on the Sligo coast, between Easkey and Enniscrone.
• Enniscrone Beginner · Beach break
  A long strand on Killala Bay, backed by dunes, with the town and pier at one end.

Ireland North West in the guides

• Surfing in January
  Bundoran's Peak, the Easkey reefs and the big-wave reef off Mullaghmore Head all work on winter's long-period swells, with far fewer surfers than on the continent.
• Surfing in February
  February has the coldest water of the year in the north, but the days are getting longer and a cold high-pressure spell can bring offshore winds and long-period swell. Hossegor's legendary 2021 run happened in February, and the islands to the south are in full season.
• Surfing in March
  March is one of the most underrated months: winter-sized swells start to calm down, the days get long, and the line-ups are still empty from Brittany to Scotland. The water, though, is as cold as it gets, unless you head for the islands.
• Surfing in May
  Rossnowlagh and Strandhill have long evenings, gentle peaks and few people. In mid-May the sun sets around 21:30.
• Surfing in June
  Bundoran's Tullan Strand and gentle Rossnowlagh have surf schools and evenings that stay light until after 22:00.
• Surfing in July
  Rossnowlagh's long beach deep in Donegal Bay has gentle peaks and plenty of room for families, and the evenings stay light past 22:00.
• Surfing in September
  Bundoran's Peak and the reefs of Easkey start their season in September, in water around 15 °C and with long evenings still.
• Surfing in October
  Bundoran's Peak works on autumn's west swells, and Mullaghmore Head, Ireland's big-wave spot, starts its season.
• Surfing in November
  Easkey's reefs and Bundoran's Peak take the full force of the north-west swells, with few people in the water outside the weekend.
• Best spots to learn to surf
  Rossnowlagh, deep in Donegal Bay, has smaller, gentler waves than Bundoran and is one of the best places to learn in Ireland.
• Summer family surf trip
  Rossnowlagh's 3 km beach in Donegal Bay has gentle peaks and a relaxed, family mood, and it is rarely crowded.
• Uncrowded winter waves
  Away from Bundoran, the beaches of Fanad and the far north of Donegal often have nobody in the water, even at weekends.
• Big waves and expert spots
  Mullaghmore Head, Ireland's best-known big-wave spot, a thick left over rough reef that is usually towed on big days.
• West of Ireland road trip
  The classic reefs of Sligo, Strandhill's surf town, Mullaghmore Head and Bundoran, with the Donegal coast running on to the north.