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Surf Break: Smerwick Harbour

Smerwick Harbour in County Kerry is a sheltered reef break that only works once in a while with no particular seasonal pattern. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. There is no beach break and there is a right hand reef break as well.. Best around mid tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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Overall Smerwick Harbour 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 Smerwick Harbour surf quality by season and Smerwick Harbour surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Ireland - County Kerry surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Smerwick Harbour

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Smerwick Harbour:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ballydavid	1 mi
Second closest break	Coumeenole	6 mi
Third closest break	Trabeg or Kinard	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Annascaul Rivermouth	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Brandon Bay	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Smerwick Harbour:
Closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	67 mi
Second closest wave buoy	K2 Buoy	150 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	183 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	196 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	226 mi
Tide stations nearest to Smerwick Harbour:
Closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	230 mi
Second closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	230 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	230 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	231 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	236 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Smerwick Harbour:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	340 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	375 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	377 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	380 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	382 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Smerwick Harbour:
Closest city location	Dingle (Ireland)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cahersiveen (Ireland)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Valentia (Ireland)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Fenit (Ireland)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Killorglin (Ireland)	26 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Smerwick Harbour is Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Smerwick Harbour is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 115 km (71 miles) away.
• Third is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is 158 km (98 miles) away.
• Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Smerwick Harbour and is 219 km (136 miles) away.