Marble Hill Surf Report
Marble Hill — surf & tide guide
Marble Hill is a beach in Donegal, Ireland. It works best on a NNW–ENE swell with S–W winds blowing offshore. The beach faces NE. Ideal size is 1.2–3.5 m at 11–17 s.
- Break type
- Beach break
- Best swell
- NNW–ENE · 1.2–3.5m
- Best wind
- S–W offshore
- Best tide
- Most tides
- Best period
- 11–17s
- Skill level
- Beginner+
- Best season
- Sep–Apr
- Parking
- Free car park
mid is best · all levels · summer also works · at the beach.
Marble Hill has semidiurnal (two highs a day) tides with an approximate large range of 4.1 m. Works most tides. Needs a really big NW swell wrapping in to get punchy. More Donegal spots →
About Marble Hill
Marble Hill is a sheltered horseshoe-shaped bay in Sheephaven, north Donegal - one of the most photogenic and family-friendly surf beaches in the county. The bay geometry cleans up incoming swell and keeps the wind off, which makes it a reliable choice on bigger or messier days.
The strand faces north-east into Sheephaven Bay, so it needs a really big NW swell wrapping in - or a rarer N-NE swell - to get punchy; on ordinary days it is small and forgiving. A SW wind is offshore. Beginner-friendly peaks shift along the strand, and Narosa and Jaws surf schools run lessons here. Plenty of parking and a campsite right behind the dunes make it one of the easiest Donegal beaches to plan a day at.
Hazards & Notes
- Busy with families and bathers in summer
- Rocks at the headland ends of the bay
- Rip current can develop in the middle of the bay on bigger swells
- Cold North Atlantic water · proper wetsuit outside summer
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