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dunfanaghy or fanad

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  • 18-08-2011 8:24am
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    lizgal
    Registered Users Posts: 123 ✭✭


    hi there
    headed to north donegal for weekend- anyone know if either if these 2 locations are good for newbies?


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    MACtic
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭MACtic


    Head to Bundoran man, there's three beaches around varying in conditions depending on your level. For beginners there's Rossnowlagh and Streedagh although the latter doesn't always have waves. I guess your best bet is Rossnowlagh.


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    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,987 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    Around dunfanaghy there are some great beaches but you could be on your own so take care, watch out for rips. Don't know the names of them either sorry, see if there is a surf shop or school.


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    dave_brent
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭dave_brent


    both have surf schools in both locations!

    Adventure One (Fanad) and Narosa or Jaws (Marble Hill/Dunfanaghy)


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    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Dun Fan should be more sheltered this weekend, so a better option, great little cafe in the village centre as well:D


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    lamai
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭lamai


    lizgal wrote: »
    hi there
    headed to north donegal for weekend- anyone know if either if these 2 locations are good for newbies?

    Dunfanaghy needs a big enough swell to get wave, it has been flat all summer, you have falcarragh which will usually have some kind of wave, but it is very unpredictable and usually messy to very messy and you are constantly getting pulled. Fanad i've only been a few times but a better bet, but then it could be flat. I'd head to bundoran for summer months.


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    LifesaverNiall
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭LifesaverNiall


    Narosa are a great crowd! surfed with them last year! nice bunch of people :)


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    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    lamai wrote: »
    Dunfanaghy needs a big enough swell to get wave, it has been flat all summer, you have falcarragh which will usually have some kind of wave, but it is very unpredictable and usually messy to very messy and you are constantly getting pulled. Fanad i've only been a few times but a better bet, but then it could be flat. I'd head to bundoran for summer months.

    And here's me thinking there was a big swell due on saturday:rolleyes:


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    lamai
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭lamai


    rodento wrote: »
    And here's me thinking there was a big swell due on saturday:rolleyes:

    11.5ft with a westerly swell at its highest won't be big enough for Dunfanaghy.
    more than likely be tiny at that. fanad will be windy


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    dave_brent
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭dave_brent


    killahoey and marble hill are very sheltered!


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