Inishcrone Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Sligo, Ireland)

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Inishcrone Surf Guide

Inishcrone in Sligo is a fairly exposed beach and reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right and there is right hand reef break too.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

Inishcrone Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	fairly consistent	12.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Inishcrone:

The best conditions reported for surf at Inishcrone occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Inishcrone 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 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 40% 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

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

40%

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

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Interactive Inishcrone 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 Inishcrone is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Inishcrone is Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland, 38 km (24 miles) away.

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Inishcrone Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 19:32 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	10	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Inishcrone look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies Credit: Tony Reddington

Tides at Inishcrone

Current tide and informaton

For Inishcrone, 0 km from Inishcrone.

Next High Water: 08:47pm | 3.07m

Next Low Water: 02:55am | 0.74m

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Inishcrone Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.1 °C) at Inishcrone 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.

Current Temp*: 12.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Inishcrone

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

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Wind History at Inishcrone

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

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Inishcrone Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:4.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:2.3
Difficulty Level:2.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.5
Crowds:3.3
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Gail Kelly from Canada

“I want to fly to the closest airport to Sligo, Ireland. Inishcrone Airport
Seems to be the closest. Are there flights from Toronto, Canada Pearson International Airport to Inishcrone Airport ? What is the closest city near this Airport?
Thank you, Gail Kelly”

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