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Pampa Point

County Donegal, Ireland
🪨Rocks🏝️Remote

Pampa Point is Donegal's quiet reward—a quality right-hand point break in Ireland's wild northwest that delivers excellent waves to those willing to embrace cold water and remote access. The wave breaks along a rocky point with dramatic scenery: green headlands, rugged coastline, and often not another soul in sight. The farm-track access and thick wetsuit requirements filter out casual visitors, leaving the lineup to dedicated surfers who understand that Ireland's best waves require commitment. When winter swells arrive and southeast winds blow offshore, Pampa Point is world-class.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
17
Poor
0.8m
@7s
13km/h
Mon
22
14
Poor
0.6m
@7s
8km/h
Tue
23
14
Poor
0.4m
@9s
10km/h
Wed
24
5
Poor
0.5m
@6s
9km/h
Thu
25
45
Fair
0.9m
@11s
18km/h
Fri
26
30
Poor
0.8m
@11s
13km/h
Sat
27
20
Poor
0.9m
@9s
16km/h
Sun
28
7
Poor
0.5m
@9s
14km/h
Mon
29
22
Poor
1.7m
@10s
24km/h
Tue
30
18
Poor
1.5m
@9s
24km/h

Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.8m
WNW(297°)
Score: 8/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 2/25
Wind
13km/h
ENE(65°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
18°C
0.0mm77%
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h ENE|PM: 12 km/h NE
Lighter winds early (11 km/h)
Tide at 5am (-1.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:02 am
Low tide - -1.81m
11:10 am
High tide - 0.32m
4:56 pm
Low tide - -1.54m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction20/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period2/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score37/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-6
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17
🌊 Too low for this tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
WNW (290°)
Direction range
260° - 330°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Offshore range
80° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.8m

Water temp

10°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Farm track to coast.

Best Season

Peak: Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Sep

Winter North Atlantic swells. Cold but uncrowded.

Getting There

Airport
CFN
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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