Cregg Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Clare, Ireland)

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Cregg Beach Surf Guide

Cregg Beach in County Clare is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right as well as a left hand reef break.. Best around mid tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include rocks / rips.

Cregg Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	fairly consistent	11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cregg Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cregg Beach occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

octoberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Cregg Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in October while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

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

blown out

57%

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 Cregg Beach Location Map

Interactive Cregg 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 Cregg Beach is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cregg Beach is Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland, 55 km (34 miles) away.

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Cregg Beach Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:31 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	8	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Cregg Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Cregg Beach, 0 km from Cregg Beach.

Next High Water: 09:25am | 3.32m

Next Low Water: 02:56am | 1.07m

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Cregg Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Cregg Beach is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 8.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (8.0 °C).

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