Tramore Strand Surf Report
Tramore Strand — surf & tide guide
Tramore Strand is a beach in Waterford, Ireland. It works best on a SSE–SW swell with NNW–NE winds blowing offshore. The beach faces S. Ideal size is 0.6–2.5 m at 8–14 s.
- Break type
- Beach break
- Best swell
- SSE–SW · 0.6–2.5m
- Best wind
- NNW–NE offshore
- Best tide
- Most tides
- Best period
- 8–14s
- Skill level
- Beginner+
- Best season
- Autumn–winter
- Parking
- Promenade
long south-facing strand · mid is best.
Tramore Strand has semidiurnal (two highs a day) tides with an approximate large range of 4.3 m. Works most tides. More Waterford spots →
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About Tramore
Tramore is the south coast's surf hub - a long, sandy south-facing beach in Tramore Bay, just south of Waterford city. It faces a completely different swell window than the Atlantic spots on the west coast: it picks up S to SE swell from storms crossing the Celtic Sea and works on N offshores, often the day after west-coast spots have shut down.
Multiple peaks line up along the bay; the surfable section sits roughly in the middle. Tramore town has a full surf scene - schools, board hire, shops and a long promenade - and gets busy on summer weekends. Wind farms are visible offshore.
Hazards & Notes
- Rip current at the river end of the beach on bigger swells
- Busy with swimmers and bodyboarders in summer
- South-facing - mostly flat when the Atlantic is firing on the west
- Cold water · proper wetsuit needed outside high summer
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