Dipper › Planner
Pick your town. Dipper takes the best surf hour at every beach over the weekend, 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 09:00 · waves 2.2 m
81
Grand · worth 47
5
Downings Maybe
Co. Donegal · 175 min drive (181 km) from Belfast · best at Sat 09:00 · waves 2.3 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 1.3 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.