Shit Creek Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Ireland – County Clare)
| Name: | Shit Creek |
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| Type: | reef |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: W | Offshore Wind: E |
Shit Creek in County Clare is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Right and better left hand reef breaks.. Best around mid tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rocks / rips.
Overall Shit Creek Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
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Also see Shit Creek surf quality by season and Shit Creek surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Shit Creek |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Shit Creek:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Cornish Reef | 0 mi |
| Second closest break | Cregg Beach | 1 mi |
| Third closest break | Lahinch Left | 1 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Lahinch Strand | 2 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Green Point | 4 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Shit Creek: |
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| Closest wave buoy | M3 Mizen Head Buoy | 127 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | M4 Donegal Bay Buoy | 147 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | K4 Buoy | 167 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | M2 Lambay Buoy | 169 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Pembroke Buoy | 203 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Shit Creek: |
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| Closest tide station | Portrush, Northern Ireland | 194 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol. | 194 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Bangor, Northern Ireland | 195 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Bangor, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.ht | 195 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Fishguard, Wales | 195 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Shit Creek: |
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| Closest ski area | Raise (United Kingdom) | 279 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Yad Moss (United Kingdom) | 313 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom) | 315 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Harwood Common (United Kingdom) | 316 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Allenheads (United Kingdom) | 320 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Shit Creek: |
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| Closest city location | Inis (Ireland) | 17 mi |
| Second closest city location | Cill Rois (Ireland) | 19 mi |
| Third closest city location | Newmarket on Fergus (Ireland) | 23 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Foynes (Ireland) | 24 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Shannon Airport (Ireland) | 24 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Shit Creek is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Shit Creek is Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland, 53 km (33 miles) away.
- Third is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 81 km (50 miles) away.
- Connaught Airport (NOC) in Ireland is 118 km (73 miles) away.
- Cork Airport (ORK), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Shit Creek and is 133 km (83 miles) away.
