Sligo, Ireland
Mullaghmore Head
Expert
Reef break
Rock bottom
Peels left
4–12 m
Mid tide
Ireland's big-wave mecca: a shallow reef that turns massive Atlantic swell into 15-metre monsters, ridden by the world's tow-in elite (the wave that nearly took Andrew Cotton's spine). Not a wave for mortals; a spectacle from the headland.
Hazards
ShallowRocksStrong CurrentCold WaterRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- W, NW, WNW
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 4–12 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 54.3170, -8.6060
Facilities
ParkingCafe