This is a long sandy beach north of Buncrana and is the most popular in this area  for swimming and walking. The view from the beach is across Lough Swilly to the Fanad Peninsula.

Accessibilty

Easy from the small car parking area or by foot along the Buncrana Shore Path walk. It is a scenic 4km walk from the ‘Ladys Bay’ car park at just before Buncrana or a shorter walk from Neds Point featured on this web site

Tide times for Straghill Beach

These are today’s tides for Straghill Beach

February 16th, 2026

Time Type Height
05:46 high 3.8m
11:52 low 0m
18:11 high 3.75m

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