Carne Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wexford, Ireland)

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Carne Beach Surf Guide

Carne Beach in Wexford is a sheltered beach break. Summer in particular tends to be flat. The best wind direction is from the west northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rocks in the line up.

Carne Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	rarely breaks	11.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Carne Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Carne Beach occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Carne Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in December while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

18%

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

blown out

20%

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

too small

62%

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

Explore Carne Beach Location Map

Interactive Carne Beach 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 Carne Beach is Waterford Airport (WAT) in Ireland, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Carne Beach is Dublin Airport (DUB), also in Ireland, 136 km (84 miles) away.

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Carne Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 9 May 2026, 02:12 Local Time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 09
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period (s)	3	4	5	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Carne Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Carne Beach, 0 km from Carne Beach.

Next High Water: 11:32am | 0.96m

Next Low Water: 04:39am | 0.49m

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Carne Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.3 °C) at Carne Beach is fairly cold. Surfers will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots because it will be cloudy with an effective air temperature of (9.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.