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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

Spot

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Aileens18 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Doolin, 5 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft627 kJ

6 ft702 kJ

9 ft1380 kJ

10 ft1227 kJ

5 ft351 kJ

11 ft1920 kJ

11 ft2351 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aileens, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	5 ft11 shollow	627kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	702kJ	wind from the south-east, 16 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	9 ft10 smushy	1,380kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	10 ft8 shollow	1,227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	11°C
Fri 23Oct	5, poor	5 ft10 smushy	351kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 29 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 shollow	1,920kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	2,351kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	12°C

Crab Island13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Doolin, 2 kmExperts only

6 ft668 kJ

6 ft522 kJ

8 ft988 kJ

8 ft860 kJ

7 ft1019 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

9 ft1159 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Crab Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft10 shollow	668kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	6 ft10 shollow	522kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	12°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	8 ft9 smushy	988kJ	wind from the west, 13 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	8 ft9 shollow	860kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 15 knots, offshore	10°C
Fri 23Oct	15, poor	7 ft10 smushy	1,019kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 25 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	6 ft10 shollow	624kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	11°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	9 ft9 shollow	1,159kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots	11°C

Doolin point13.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Doolin, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft619 kJ

6 ft553 kJ

8 ft1305 kJ

9 ft1114 kJ

5 ft377 kJ

11 ft1745 kJ

11 ft2033 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Doolin point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	619kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	10°C
Tue 20Oct	12, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	553kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	8 ft10 smushy	1,305kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	9 ft8 ssoft	1,114kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	5 ft10 smushy	377kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 23 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	11 ft9 smushy	1,745kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	11°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	11 ft10 smushy	2,033kJ	wind from the west, 21 knots	11°C

Fanore1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft203 kJ

3 ft133 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fanore, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	203kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft10 shollow	133kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	18, poor	4 ft10 smushy	277kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	67, good	4 ft9 shollow	233kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 18 knots, offshore	11°C
Fri 23Oct	17, poor	4 ft10 smushy	341kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 shollow	311kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	20, poor	5 ft10 smushy	358kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	12°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).

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Where it is

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