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Worth the drive?

Pick your town. Dipper takes the best surf hour at every beach tomorrow, 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 Sat 08:00 · waves 1.7 m
81
Grand · worth 57
2

Lisfannon Maybe

Co. Donegal · 145 min drive (148 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 08:00 · waves 2.1 m
81
Grand · worth 52
3

Portsalon Maybe

Co. Donegal · 159 min drive (164 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 08:00 · waves 2.2 m
81
Grand · worth 49
4

Ballyhiernan, Fanad Maybe

Co. Donegal · 169 min drive (175 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 12:00 · waves 2.1 m
81
Grand · worth 47
5

Downings Maybe

Co. Donegal · 175 min drive (181 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 14:00 · waves 2.1 m
81
Grand · worth 46
6

Marble Hill Maybe

Co. Donegal · 178 min drive (184 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 17:00 · waves 2.1 m
81
Grand · worth 45
7

Portnablagh Maybe

Co. Donegal · 180 min drive (186 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 17:00 · waves 2.1 m
81
Grand · worth 45
8

Culdaff Maybe

Co. Donegal · 140 min drive (143 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 08:00 · waves 1.4 m
71
Decent · worth 43
9

Rathmullan Skip

Co. Donegal · 148 min drive (151 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 08:00 · waves 2.1 m
46
Fresh · worth 16
10

Shelling Hill/Templetown Skip

Co. Louth · 92 min drive (91 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 11:00 · waves 0.3 m
33
Blowy · worth 15

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.