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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
12
Poor
5.4m
@16s
30km/h
Tue
31
27
Poor
2.9m
@15s
23km/h
Wed
1
17
Poor
2.2m
@11s
25km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
5.4m
WNW(292°)
Score: 0/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
30km/h
WNW(286°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
9°C
0.1mm68%
Windswell Component
1.1mW@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mWSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 40 km/h WNW|PM: 26 km/h W
26 km/h vs 40 km/h morning
Tide at 4pm (0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:20 am
High tide - 1.00m
10:43 am
Low tide - -2.00m
4:54 pm
High tide - 0.60m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

12
Poor
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size0/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
⚠️ Weak Component-15
Adjusted Score12/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score12
🤢 Morning Sickness

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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