Spanish Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Clare, Ireland)

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Spanish Point Surf Guide

Spanish Point in County Clare is an exposed reef and point break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. There is a right hand reef break Best around mid tide. Sometimes crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Spanish Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef and point	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	13.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Spanish Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Spanish Point occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Spanish Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 35% of the time in April while 60% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

35%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

60%

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

too small

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

Explore Spanish Point Location Map

Interactive Spanish Point 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 Spanish Point is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Spanish Point is Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Spanish Point Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 22 May 2022, 15:15 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 22			Mon
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	W	W
Period (s)	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	on

What does Spanish Point look like?

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Tides at Spanish Point

Current tide and informaton

For Cregg Beach, 6 km from Spanish Point.

Next High Water: 11:38pm | 3.64m

Next Low Water: 05:23pm | 1.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Spanish Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.0 °C) at Spanish Point is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (11.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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