Enniscrone, Ireland

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 38 km.

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About Enniscrone

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

The spot faces NW (336°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (156°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 600 m out (1 in 60). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 38 km.

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 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB), direct. About 26 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Enniscrone, 251 km.
By bus: Bus Éireann. Time from the published timetables, on a weekday.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Strandhill, 33 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: NOC (NOC), 38 km.
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Forecast

Enniscrone does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Enniscrone, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft11 ssoft	779kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	436kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 16 knots, offshore	13°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	891kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	372kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	10°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	5 ft8 smushy	252kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 11 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	60, good	8 ft9 ssoft	939kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 20 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	11, too small	6 ft12 smushy	910kJ	wind from the west, 25 knots	11°C
Mon 26Oct	54, good	8 ft9 ssoft	827kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	11°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	6 ft7 smushy	243kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	9°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 40 by road (or about 5h 55 by bus, one change, 11 a day). About 15h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Enniscrone
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Enniscrone
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Enniscrone
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to DUB, then 3h 40 by road (or about 5h 55 by bus, one change, 11 a day). About 15h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £855–£1,625 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to DUB, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£370–£770
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£110–£180
Food	7 days eating out	£245–£455
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£95–£155
Total		£855–£1,625

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

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