Garrettstown Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Cork, Ireland)

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Garrettstown Surf Guide

Garrettstown in County Cork is an exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves Best around low tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of submerged obstacles,groynes and rocks.

Garrettstown Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	fairly consistent	11.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Garrettstown:

The best conditions reported for surf at Garrettstown occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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

marchBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Garrettstown with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 17% of the time in March while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 26% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

17%

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

26%

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

Explore Garrettstown Location Map

Interactive Garrettstown 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 Garrettstown is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 25 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Garrettstown is Kerry Airport (KIR), also in Ireland, 87 km (54 miles) away.

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Garrettstown Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 09:10 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	glass

What does Garrettstown look like?

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Tides at Garrettstown

Current tide and informaton

For Garrettstown, 0 km from Garrettstown.

Next High Water: 08:58pm | 3.05m

Next Low Water: 02:51pm | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Garrettstown Sea Temperature

The Garrettstown water temperature is rather cold (11.9 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 11.0 °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.