Fanore Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.12° N 9.29° W

Fanore Surf Guide

Issued: 5 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanore sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.8° 

Fanore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Fanore break guidePhoto by: Milan Gruenfeld

Fanore Surf Guide

Fanore in Clare is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Best around mid tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks and rips.

Fanore Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach2fairly consistent
12.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fanore:

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

Explore Fanore Location Map

Interactive Fanore 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 Fanore is Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fanore is Shannon Airport (SNN), also in Ireland, 52 km (32 miles) away.

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Fanore Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 12:04 Local Time
Wednesday 04
9AM12PM3PM6PM
Wave (m)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period (s) 13 13 13 12
Wind (km/h)
15
20
20
20
Wind State cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 off

What does Fanore look like?

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    Tides at Fanore

    Current tide and informaton
    For Fanore, 0 km from Fanore.
    Next High Water: 01:18pm | 3.78m
    Tidal range Clock
    Next Low Water: 07:53pm | 0.77m
    IS AT (local time)

    Fanore Sea Temperature

    The water temperature (12.8 °C) at Fanore 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 (7.0 °C).

    Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.
    Current Temp*: 12.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
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    Ireland Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

    Swell History at Fanore

    Surf stats for Fanore, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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    Wind History at Fanore

    Wind stats for Fanore, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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