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Kitesurfing in County Donegal

2 spots · 0 destinations

Donegal's two spots are both wave beaches on the exposed northwest coast, and neither one teaches beginners.

Spots with a rule2a permit, a zone or a closed season in the recordBeginner spotsnone say sowhere the record says a beginner can rideSeasonSeptember to Maysomewhere in the regionWindsnone namednamed by two or more of its spots

Tullan Strand, just north of Bundoran, is best from September through February when the Atlantic swell builds; Magheraroarty, also called Mayotte, brings reef and shorebreak sections through the spring and autumn shoulder seasons for intermediate and expert riders only.

County Donegal holds 2 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 0 destinations. Riding here is mostly waves.

When you may ride

the rules these spots carry, with the year on each

MagheraroartyCloughaneely / Gortahork20262026: no beach bye-law covers this strand.
2026: no beach bye-law covers this strand.

The whole rule, on the Magheraroarty page

Tullan StrandDonegal - Tullan Strand2009has a date windowThe water off Tullan Strand and the Erne Estuary is Schedule B under the county maritime craft bye-laws made in 2009 and operative from 1 May 2009. That means jet skis are banned outright, including launching, mooring and berthing, and recreational craft are held to 5 knots or less within 100 m of any launch or landing site.
The water off Tullan Strand and the Erne Estuary is Schedule B under the county maritime craft bye-laws made in 2009 and operative from 1 May 2009. That means jet skis are banned outright, including launching, mooring and berthing, and recreational craft are held to 5 knots or less within 100 m of any launch or landing site.

The whole rule, on the Tullan Strand page

Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.

The winds here

what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote

No wind is named across this region

Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.

Destinations in County Donegal

All spots in County Donegal

Magheraroartymedium wave ocean bay with reef and shorebreak sectionsTullan Strandexposed Atlantic beach break / waves

Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.

Last updated September 2026