Curracloe Surf Report
Curracloe — surf & tide guide
Curracloe is a beach in Wexford, Ireland. It works best on a E–SE swell with WSW–NW winds blowing offshore. The beach faces ESE. Ideal size is 0.4–1.8 m at 6–12 s.
- Break type
- Beach break
- Best swell
- E–SE · 0.4–1.8m
- Best wind
- WSW–NW offshore
- Best tide
- Most tides
- Best period
- 7–13s
- Skill level
- Beginner+
- Best season
- Autumn–winter
- Parking
- Beach car park
11 km sandy strand · mid is best · all levels · at White Gap and Ballinesker.
Curracloe has semidiurnal (two highs a day) tides with an approximate small range of 1.8 m. Works most tides. More Wexford spots →
About Curracloe
Curracloe is an 11 km sandy beach just north of Wexford town, on Ireland's east coast. It's best known as the location for the D-Day opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan, but among Irish surfers it's quietly known as a reliable east-coast beach break that comes alive when a storm system delivers a clean E or SE swell across the Irish Sea.
East-coast surf is different from the Atlantic west: smaller, shorter period and less consistent, but more often than not the day after west-coast spots have shut down with storm chop, Curracloe is offering clean fun-sized peaks. It's especially good for beginners and intermediates - the beach is forgiving and there's room to spread out along the strand.
Hazards & Notes
- Less consistent than Atlantic west coast - check the forecast carefully
- Rip current can form between sand bars on bigger swells
- Busy with swimmers and walkers in summer
- Cold water · proper wetsuit needed outside high summer
14-Day Forecast
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