Trá an Chaoráin Mhóir
Galway · Ireland
IntermediateBeach break53.255, -9.578
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Trá an Chaoráin Mhóir is a E-facing sand beach on the Ireland shoreline — it catches NE–S swell, and offshore W–NW winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
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Wind
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| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
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Know before you go
Best swell
NE–S
Best wind
W–NW
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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