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Murder Hole Beach Surf Guide

Murder Hole Beach in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has very consistent waves. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Watch out for rocks.

Murder Hole Beach Spot Info

Type:Rating:
Beach3
Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
very consistent
51°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Murder Hole Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Murder Hole Beach occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

What's the best time of year to surf Murder Hole Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn
The best time of year for surfing Murder Hole Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 24% of the time in October while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 32% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
24%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
44%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
32%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Murder Hole Beach Location Map

Interactive Murder Hole Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Murder Hole Beach is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Murder Hole Beach is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Murder Hole Beach Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 01:10 Local Time
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10PM1AM4AM7AM
Wave (ft)
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period (s) 11 11 11 10
Wind (mph)
5
10
10
10
Wind State cross-
off
off cross-
off
off

Swell History at Murder Hole Beach

Surf stats for Murder Hole Beach, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Murder Hole Beach

Wind stats for Murder Hole Beach, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Murder Hole Beach Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Review
Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.
Unknown from Ireland
“The new path is so uncalled for unless you are trying to stop people visiting the beach. I for one would rather pay any kind of money to walk through fields than to walk that path. Definitely won’t be back in a hurry such a bad walk just for a beach nothing special that you can find anywhere in the country without walking. Very badly throughout how do you think children can walk that and it’s certainly not doable to push Prams bad enough getting yourself up never mind pushing a toddler. Very dangerous walk also hills too steep could fall on way down and them loose stones every wee path of rough stones is just a disgrace no one can walk on that it’s not safe. Nice set up the car park and everything else but that new path is just a big put off for a lot of people. It’s just upsetting for a lot of people not able to go up or down hills because of anything from a fear of falling heights or not being fit or have injuries or disabilities. Not very well thought over to be honest. I had to take a week off work because I got soo sick after the walk.”

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