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Riley's

Clare

Heavy tow-in slab breaking at the base of the Baltard cliffs on Ballard Bay, between Doonbeg and Kilkee. Shallow, square-edged tubes over a limestone platform with a narrow cut in the reef — frequent second-reef wash-throughs, dry rocks, underwater caves and a lethally slippery cliff-base access. Discovered mid-2000s by Mickey Smith; surfed today by a tight circle of tow-in crews and elite paddlers.

SURF ★★★★★★★★★★0.0 Slab Expert
Now updated about 1 hour ago
0.9
Height (m)
10
Period (s)
WNW (289°)
5
Wind (kts)
8
Gust (kts)
ESE (104°)
3.6 m
outgoing tide
06:00
Next low
Marine Institute
Kilrush · 11.3km

Ideal Conditions

SURF
Tide
Low
Swell
W
Wind
E

Forecast

Time
Swell
Wind
Tide
Surf
Tue 3 Nov
07:00 NOW
0.9 m @ 18 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
0.9 m @ 18 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
1.0 m @ 17 s
4-7kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
1.0 m @ 17 s
3-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
1.0 m @ 17 s
2-5kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.1 m @ 16 s
3-6kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
1.1 m @ 16 s
6-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
1.1 m @ 16 s
7-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.2 m @ 15 s
6-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
1.2 m @ 15 s
5-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
1.2 m @ 15 s
5-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.2 m @ 15 s
6-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
1.3 m @ 15 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
1.3 m @ 14 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
1.3 m @ 14 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Wed 4 Nov
07:00
1.4 m @ 13 s
5-8kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
08:00
1.4 m @ 13 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
09:00
1.4 m @ 13 s
5-9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
10:00
1.4 m @ 13 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
11:00
1.4 m @ 13 s
8-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
13:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
9-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
14:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
9-16kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
8-13kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
16:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
9-15kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
17:00
1.5 m @ 13 s
7-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
1.5 m @ 12 s
6-11kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
19:00
1.5 m @ 12 s
6-9kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
20:00
1.4 m @ 12 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
21:00
1.4 m @ 12 s
8-14kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Thu 5 Nov
09:00
1.2 m @ 11 s
7-12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
1.1 m @ 11 s
9-16kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
1.0 m @ 11 s
7-12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.9 m @ 10 s
6-10kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Fri 6 Nov
09:00
1.0 m @ 12 s
5-9kt
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
5-9kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.9 m @ 12 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.9 m @ 11 s
5-7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Sat 7 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 10 s
4-6kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.7 m @ 10 s
5-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.7 m @ 10 s
4-8kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.6 m @ 9 s
7kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Sun 8 Nov
09:00
0.5 m @ 9 s
12kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.5 m @ 9 s
12kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.5 m @ 8 s
11-17kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.5 m @ 8 s
14-22kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
Mon 9 Nov
09:00
0.7 m @ 3 s
16-25kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
12:00
0.7 m @ 4 s
15-26kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
15:00
0.6 m @ 3 s
13-20kt
↑
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★
18:00
0.6 m @ 4 s
17-27kt
↓
SURF ★★★★★★★★★★