Fanore Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Clare, Ireland)

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Fanore Surf Guide

Fanore in Clare is a fairly exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks and rips.

Fanore Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	12.3°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.

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

Fanore Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:44 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	cross

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: 08:14pm | 3.95m

Next Low Water: 01:54pm | 0.95m

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Fanore Sea Temperature

The Fanore water temperature is rather cold (12.3 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 10.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

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