Dipper › Planner
Pick your town. Dipper takes the best surf hour at every beach today, knocks off points for the drive, and tells you where it's worth going.
1
Stroove Maybe
Co. Donegal · 122 min drive (123 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 16:00 · waves 1.9 m
81
Grand · worth 57
2
Port, Lurganboy Maybe
Co. Louth · 114 min drive (115 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.5 m
71
Decent · worth 48
3
Clogherhead Maybe
Co. Louth · 119 min drive (120 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.5 m
71
Decent · worth 47
4
Seapoint Maybe
Co. Louth · 123 min drive (124 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.5 m
71
Decent · worth 46
5
Loughshinny Beach Maybe
Co. Dublin · 149 min drive (152 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 18:00 · waves 1.6 m
76
Decent · worth 46
6
Shelling Hill/Templetown Maybe
Co. Louth · 92 min drive (91 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.5 m
63
Decent · worth 45
7
Mornington Maybe
Co. Meath · 128 min drive (130 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.0 m
71
Decent · worth 45
8
Gormanston Beach Maybe
Co. Meath · 137 min drive (140 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.0 m
71
Decent · worth 44
9
Culdaff Maybe
Co. Donegal · 140 min drive (143 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 16:00 · waves 1.4 m
71
Decent · worth 43
10
Balbriggan, Front Strand Beach Maybe
Co. Dublin · 141 min drive (144 km) from Belfast · best at Fri 19:00 · waves 1.0 m
71
Decent · worth 43
Drive time is a rough estimate (road distance about 1.3× the straight line at 65 km/h, plus parking). Every half hour of driving costs about six points. Scores in the dark hours are discounted. Comfort, not safety.