Cornish Reef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Clare, Ireland)

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Cornish Reef Surf Guide

Cornish Reef in County Clare is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. A left hand reef. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rocks and rips.

Cornish Reef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	11.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cornish Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cornish Reef occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Cornish Reef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in April while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

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

blown out

60%

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

too small

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

Explore Cornish Reef Location Map

Interactive Cornish Reef 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 Cornish Reef is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cornish Reef is Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland, 53 km (33 miles) away.

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Cornish Reef Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:15 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	9	9	9	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on

What does Cornish Reef look like?

Latest photos from Cornish Reef. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Jeff Copner

Tides at Cornish Reef

Current tide and informaton

For Cregg Beach, 2 km from Cornish Reef.

Next High Water: 08:40am | 3.54m

Next Low Water: 02:27pm | 1.13m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cornish Reef Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.7 °C) at Cornish Reef is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 9.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (9.0 °C).

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