Surfing in eire (1 Viewer)

[itchy]

Any good web sites sbout waves, swell etc.
Also good places to go.
Just got back from nz with a board and want to go

 

[paula]

strandhill, co. sligo. i haven't surfed there, but the waves always look great.

 

[plug]

castlegregory? dingle peninsula, kerry. spanish point, co. clare.... um, loads of spots around west cork, inchydoney etc.

I know a site that might be useful... one minute.

 

[plug]

ah yes... some, hopefully someway useful, information about surf spots in cork and clare here:

http://www.tubes.ie/surf.php?id=2

think there are a few spots in sligo (as noted above) like enniscrone (sp?) and donegal... never been up there myself.

 

[therealjohnny]

Donegal

Bundoran, Bloodyforeland

are pretty popular

 

[Rimbaud]

Surfing!!???In Ireland!!!??

Ha!! Best'o'luck mate!!!

 

[La La]

ive been surfing in achill believe it or not. we found this tiny little beach with some nice swell but the rest of the place was foam.

 

[F. Fred Palakon]

Lidl have really cheap wetsuits (3mm and 5mm), gloves, booties and hoods at the minute, as well as snorkelling masks, fins etc. Bargain!

 

[Space]

This website is probably the best resource out there for Ireland and the UK:
http://magicseaweed.com

also loads of good weather links:
http://www.powersourcesurfboards.com/weather.htm

These guys are supposed to be very good: http://www.lahinchsurfschool.com/

As to beaches there's the whole west coast pretty much from Kerry to Antrim depending on your ability. Get yourself a good wetsuit as it gets pretty cold.

 

[Bag'o'cans]

As to beaches there's the whole west coast pretty much from Kerry to Antrim depending on your ability. Get yourself a good wetsuit as it gets pretty cold.

Except Galway (nothing) and west mayo (crappy) by and large. There's plenty of reefs and beaches beyond the main spots aswell, you'll find the people at these a bit more territorial though.

 

[Space]

Except Galway (nothing) and west mayo (crappy) by and large. There's plenty of reefs and beaches beyond the main spots aswell, you'll find the people at these a bit more territorial though.

Laois surfer's?

 

[TenRabbits]

There's loads of good places to surf on the west coast! Bundoran is a good start.. the north is great too - portrush has held a leg of the world surfing championships before.

And just check out moher!!:

http://www.dreamcatcherproductions.ie/previewflv.htm

Don't worry too much about the cold - it's a shedload colder in san francisco or cape town believe me! I couldn't believe how cold the water was there..

 

[roxy]

Surfing!!???In Ireland!!!??

Ha!! Best'o'luck mate!!!

Uh...you do realise that surfing is actually quite big in Ireland? Three weeks ago, Lahinch Surf Club broke the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding a wave simultaneously for five seconds. About 150 surfers were in the water for it and they got about 40something, thus beating a crowd in Brazil who had previously held the record.

As someone said, it's all about the West Coast really - Clare (Lahinch, Doolin) and Mayo (Achill) particularly.

Plus, at the world record attempt, there was filming going on while we were there, which we heard was part of a documentary. So I presume it links in with what Ten Rabbits linked to.

 

[Shay HT]

http://www.a1surf.com/surfcheck-lahinch.html

 

[roxy]

Meant to post up....uh....as of last Wednesday or so, the world record is no longer held by Lahinch. A crowd in Sydney stole the crown. Bastids.

 

[Rimbaud]

Uh...you do realise that surfing is actually quite big in Ireland? Three weeks ago, Lahinch Surf Club broke the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding a wave simultaneously for five seconds. About 150 surfers were in the water for it and they got about 40something, thus beating a crowd in Brazil who had previously held the record.

As someone said, it's all about the West Coast really - Clare (Lahinch, Doolin) and Mayo (Achill) particularly.

Plus, at the world record attempt, there was filming going on while we were there, which we heard was part of a documentary. So I presume it links in with what Ten Rabbits linked to.

Uh...you do realise i was being ironic?Obviously not.
I happen to fall over surf boards every time i go up or down the stairs in my house!I live with a surfer.He's out every second evening surfing around the cork region.

 

[Space]

Uh...you do realise i was being ironic?Obviously not.
I happen to fall over surf boards every time i go up or down the stairs in my house!I live with a surfer.He's out every second evening surfing around the cork region.

Brilliant

 

[Space]

Nice pic of Aileen's off the cliffs of Moher.

 

[La La]

is that the break that's been disputed by irish and brit(s out) surfers?

 

[La La]

Surfing!!???In Ireland!!!??

Ha!! Best'o'luck mate!!!

Uh...you do realise that surfing is actually quite big in Ireland?

Uh...you do realise i was being ironic?Obviously not.

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