Fanore, Ireland

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Horses in training on Fanore Beach County Clare
Fanore. Photo: Martin Kerans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Fanore

Fanore is a town in County Clare, Ireland. From Fanore you can reach 4 surf spots. The nearest is Fanore, a surf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is SNN, 52 km away.

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Staying in Fanore

  • 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SNN, 52 km, NOC, 94 km, KIR, 105 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fanore.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Fanore too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fanore: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Aileens18 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Doolin, 5 km6 ft903 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, good6 ft594 kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore, fair9 ft1380 kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots, poor9 ft1153 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, poor8 ft1207 kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots, poor9 ft1306 kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots, poor11 ft2351 kJwind from the west, 25 knots, too big
All readings for Aileens: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Aileens, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct62, good6 ft11 shollow903kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct37, fair6 ft10 shollow594kJwind from the south-east, 18 knots, offshore12°C
Wed 21Oct9, poor9 ft10 smushy1,380kJwind from the west-north-west, 24 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct26, poor9 ft9 shollow1,153kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor8 ft10 smushy1,207kJwind from the west-north-west, 28 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct14, poor9 ft9 shollow1,306kJwind from the south-south-east, 19 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big11 ft10 smushy2,351kJwind from the west, 25 knots12°C
Doolin point13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Doolin, 2 km6 ft841 kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore, good6 ft616 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor8 ft949 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor8 ft960 kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore, good8 ft1259 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor9 ft1171 kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots, poor11 ft2033 kJwind from the west, 21 knots, too big
All readings for Doolin point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Doolin point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct57, good6 ft11 scrumbling841kJwind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 20Oct32, poor6 ft10 scrumbling616kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots10°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor8 ft9 smushy949kJwind from the west, 13 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct54, good8 ft9 ssoft960kJwind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore9°C
Fri 23Oct12, poor8 ft10 smushy1,259kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct16, poor9 ft9 ssoft1,171kJwind from the south-south-east, 17 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct0, too big11 ft10 smushy2,033kJwind from the west, 21 knots11°C
Crab Island13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Doolin, 2 km6 ft668 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore, good5 ft460 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small8 ft988 kJwind from the west, 13 knots, poor8 ft940 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair7 ft1019 kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots, poor10 ft1376 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor9 ft1159 kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, poor
All readings for Crab Island: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Crab Island, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good6 ft10 shollow668kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore10°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft10 shollow460kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, offshore10°C
Wed 21Oct18, poor8 ft9 smushy988kJwind from the west, 13 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct47, fair8 ft9 shollow940kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, offshore9°C
Fri 23Oct15, poor7 ft10 smushy1,019kJwind from the west-north-west, 23 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct28, poor10 ft9 shollow1,376kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots12°C
Sun 25Oct20, poor9 ft9 shollow1,159kJwind from the west-south-west, 9 knots11°C
Fanore1.1 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft203 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft133 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft335 kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, too small4 ft247 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small4 ft404 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, too small4 ft311 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, too small5 ft358 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Fanore: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fanore, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct23, too small3 ft11 shollow203kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore11°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft10 shollow133kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots11°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small4 ft10 smushy335kJwind from the west-north-west, 22 knots11°C
Thu 22Oct31, too small4 ft9 shollow247kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, offshore10°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small4 ft11 smushy404kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small4 ft10 shollow311kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots13°C
Sun 25Oct11, too small5 ft10 smushy358kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fanore, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).