Clare, Ireland
Aileens
Expert
Reef break
Rock bottom
Peels both
4–12 m
Mid tide
The wave beneath the Cliffs of Moher: a heavy, ledging reef slab that breaks against the base of 200-metre cliffs and holds the biggest swells in Europe. Tow-only, expert-only, and the most dramatic setting in surfing.
Hazards
ShallowRocksStrong CurrentCold WaterRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- W, NW, WNW
- Best wind
- E, SE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 4–12 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 52.7260, -9.4530