Fennels Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cork, Ireland)

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Fennels Bay Surf Guide

Fennels Bay in County Cork is a fairly exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Offshore winds are from the west. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the south southeast. A left hand reef break. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Fennels Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	12.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fennels Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fennels Bay 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 Fennels Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Fennels Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 18% of the time in January 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 Fennels Bay Location Map

Interactive Fennels Bay 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 Fennels Bay is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Fennels Bay is Kerry Airport (KIR), also in Ireland, 96 km (60 miles) away.

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Fennels Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 12:11 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	19	19	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Fennels Bay look like?

Latest photos from Fennels Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: K.roz

Tides at Fennels Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Cobh, Ireland, 9 km from Fennels Bay.

Next High Water: 09:33pm | 4.1m

Next Low Water: 03:34pm | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Fennels Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.0 °C) at Fennels Bay 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 (8.0 °C).

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