Killard Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Clare, Ireland)
Killard Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: very consistent
Best: Swell NW | Wind SW
Sea Temperature Today is: 13.5 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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NNW |
NNW |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
on | cross- on |
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Killard in County Clare is a sheltered beach break that is often working, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Doonbeg Castle, 1 km from Killard.
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Killard Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Shannon Airport, 43 km from Killard.
light winds from the NW km/h |  no report | Air temperature 6.8 °C |
Overall Killard Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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Visitor Reviews of Killard
“Killard is a beautiful hidden beach which has some repute for being an alternate when other spots are too big, too crowded, or both. Since the Feb 2014 storms Doughmore cannot take a moderate swell that good (except on the turf bank) so I was hoping to try out Killard...be warned! the reports and predictions for this spot are consistently inaccurate and if it says 3 stars, 1.4m offshore, it will be flat...as it has been on the last 3 occasions I read it would be good. Get local knowledge..It works well on medium tide to high, on a northerly swell which must be over 2m to have any effect. W Clare has a lot of aggressive angry dumpy breaks, and Killard is a lovely alternate, but the reports need to be improved dramatically. On the other hand castle reports are good, Doughmore is almost always bigger than reported here since the change in beach structure..and Lahinch reports are spot on.Be careful, many of the breaks are board-breakers!
[Editor writes: Thanks. I will update. Even so, people make the mistake of thinking we predict the size of breaking waves at the coast. We don't. We just show the size of nearby open water swell. You may need some local knowledge to figure out how different swells (size, angle, period) wind, and tide translate to waves at sheltered spots like Killard. Star rating is only really reliable at places fully open to prevailing swell]”
Ben Quinn from IRELAND - 16 May 2014
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Killard:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break4 mi
- Third closest break8 mi
- Fourth closest break9 mi
- Fifth closest break12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Killard:
- Closest wave buoy7 mi
- Second closest wave buoy35 mi
- Third closest wave buoy106 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy109 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy117 mi
Tide stations nearest to Killard:
- Closest tide station14 mi
- Second closest tide station27 mi
- Third closest tide station34 mi
- Fourth closest tide station42 mi
- Fifth closest tide station73 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Killard:
- Closest ski areaRaise (United Kingdom)295 mi
- Second closest ski areaAnother World Ski and Snowboard Centre (United Kingdom)324 mi
- Third closest ski areaYad Moss (United Kingdom)324 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaHarwood Common (United Kingdom)327 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaGlencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)328 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Killard is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Killard is Kerry Airport (KIR), also in Ireland, 63 km (39 miles) away.
- Third is Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland, 74 km (46 miles) away.
- Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland is 124 km (77 miles) away.
- Connaught Airport (NOC), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Killard and is 138 km (86 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Killard, Clare. Use the tab navigation above to view Killard sea temperature, Killard photographs, Killard detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Killard webcams, current wind from Clare live weather stations and Killard tide predictions. The Ireland swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Ireland and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Ireland wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Killard.
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