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Easkey surf guide

Village with two high-quality reefs, a left and a right, either side of a ruined castle — among the best waves on Ireland's west coast.

Location
County Sligo, Ireland (54.2860, -8.9600)
Best season
Sep – Apr: September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April
Water temperature
10–15°C (4/3 mm (warmest) to 5/4 mm, boots, gloves & hood (coldest))
Waves
Reef break
Suits
Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Easkey

What's on in Easkey

Easkey is a small village with a couple of pubs; evenings are quiet, especially in winter. No regular music sessions or upcoming events could be confirmed online, so ask locally; Sligo town (about 45 minutes) has much more going on.

Updated 2026-11-03.

Where to stay in Easkey

12 places to stay within 10 km: 5 bed and breakfast, 2 hostel, 2 guest house, 2 camp site, 1 caravan site. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Hostels: Easkey Hostel, Easkey Hostel.

Cafés, food and surf shops

2 cafés and bakeries, 6 restaurants and bars, 1 surf schools and 0 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Easkey.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Easkey?

The best surf season in Easkey is Sep – Apr (September, October, November, December, January, February, March, April). The sea ranges from 10°C to 15°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Easkey?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Easkey's best spot were good or better most often in December (63% of days, 24% great), January (56% of days, 16% great) and November (54% of days, 18% great), and least often in July (8%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Easkey?

Water temperature in Easkey is 10–15°C: 4/3 mm (warmest) to 5/4 mm, boots, gloves & hood (coldest).

Is Easkey good for beginner surfers?

Easkey is better for advanced surfers, though Easkey Left and Kilcummin Harbour can suit all levels on smaller days.

What are the surf spots in Easkey?

Easkey has 2 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Easkey Left (Reef break, left-hander, all levels, faces NNE (offshore wind from the SSW), best at all tides); Kilcummin Harbour (Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces ENE (offshore wind from the WSW), best at low to mid tide).

Where should surfers stay in Easkey?

Swell Cabin lists 12 places to stay within 10 km of Easkey, 2 hostels, 2 guesthouses and homestays. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in Easkey?

Easkey is a small village with a couple of pubs; evenings are quiet, especially in winter. No regular music sessions or upcoming events could be confirmed online, so ask locally; Sligo town (about 45 minutes) has much more going on.

What is the surf forecast for Easkey this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Easkey and each of its 2 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/easkey: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Easkey?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Easkey weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Killybegs Port tide gauge (53 km away).

Is the Easkey surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Easkey is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 55 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-24, typically 47 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 63% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, ECMWF has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-04.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Easkey?

Trust in this page's data is low (52/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 2 spots fully verified, 2 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; 1 open audit warning. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Easkey?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Easkey yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Easkey?

Surf schools in and around Easkey include Easkey.

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