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Smerwick Harbour Surf Guide

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.

Smerwick Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	inconsistent	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Smerwick Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Smerwick Harbour occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Smerwick Harbour (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Smerwick Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 23% of the time in September while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 50% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

23%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

50%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Smerwick Harbour Location Map

Interactive Smerwick Harbour surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Smerwick Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 22:09 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 11
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	W	W	WSW	W
Period (s)	9	9	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Smerwick Harbour look like?

Latest photos from Smerwick Harbour. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Florian Walsh

Tides at Smerwick Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Ballydavid, 2 km from Smerwick Harbour.

Next High Water: 01:34am | 3.14m

Next Low Water: 07:55am | 0.74m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Smerwick Harbour Sea Temperature

The Smerwick Harbour water temperature is rather cool (13.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.