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Bay Break, Ireland

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Also within 20 km of Strandhill

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Strandhill Beach
Near Bay Break, 1 km away. Photo: Rossographer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bay Break

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (297°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (117°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 9°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 16°C in August, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Strandhill, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → DUB · Skyscanner from about £370 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Bay Break.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in StrandhillAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Strandhill · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Strandhill · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Bay Break does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct433 ft10 scrumbling159kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct425 ft12 scrumbling528kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct714 ft11 scrumbling350kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct07 ft9 smushy698kJ11°C
Thu 22Oct545 ft9 ssoft348kJ11°C
Fri 23Oct104 ft9 smushy301kJ10°C
Sat 24Oct136 ft10 ssoft517kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct224 ft13 smushy476kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct09 ft9 smushy1,038kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct254 ft8 smushy153kJ10°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 25 by road. About 15h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Bay Break

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Bay Break

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 17 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Strandhill

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 25 by road. About 15h 15 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Strandhill each day: Bay Break, Strandhill.

The trip from Strandhill, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,115–£2,055 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£370–£770
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£110–£180
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£260–£430
Food7 days eating out£245–£455
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£95–£155
Total£1,115–£2,055

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Strandhill

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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