Bloody Foreland Surf Report
Bloody Foreland — surf & tide guide
Bloody Foreland is a beach in Donegal, Ireland. It works best on a W–NW swell with ENE–SE winds blowing offshore. The beach faces WNW. Ideal size is 0.8–3.5 m at 10–16 s.
- Break type
- Beach + rock
- Best swell
- W–NW · 0.8–3.5m
- Best wind
- ENE–SE offshore
- Best tide
- Most tides
- Best period
- 10–16s
- Skill level
- Intermediate+
- Best season
- Sep–Apr
exposed headland · mid is best · park in the village and walk down.
Bloody Foreland has semidiurnal (two highs a day) tides with an approximate large range of 4.1 m. Works most tides. More Donegal spots →
About Bloody Foreland
Bloody Foreland takes its name from the deep red colour the headland turns at sunset - one of the most spectacular sunsets on the Irish coast. The headland is the north-west tip of Donegal, exposed to the full force of the Atlantic, with a sand-and-rock beach below.
It catches W to NW swells and works on E offshore winds. The geometry is steep into the beach and the wave can be heavy when bigger. Best on a clean swell with a long period. This is remote north-west Donegal - bring everything, and respect the wind, which here can shift fast.
Hazards & Notes
- Exposed headland - winds shift quickly
- Rocky bottom in places - know where you are paddling out
- Remote · no services or lifeguards
- Cold North Atlantic water · brutal in winter
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