logo

Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

Surf spot atlas made by surfers for surfers
Enjoy and contribute!

 Long Strand

Ireland, South West

Other places:

This is an interactive map! Use controls to pan and zoom this map.

Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision:

GPS History (1)

Latitude: 51° 33.16' N
Longitude: 8° 57.53' W

User rating (31)


  • Favourite
  • Your favourites and future surf spot lists

    Add surf spots to your profile

 Access

4 miles west of Clonakilty. Signposted from Castlefreke

English (Translate this text in English): 4 miles west of Clonakilty. Signposted from Castlefreke

English (Translate this text in English): 4 miles west of Clonakilty. Signposted from Castlefreke

English (Translate this text in English): 4 miles west of Clonakilty. Signposted from Castlefreke

Distance

Walk

Easy to find?

Public access?

Special access

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Castlefreke

Surf Spot Quality

Wave quality

Experience

Frequency

Wave

Type

Direction

Bottom

Power,

Normal length

Good day length

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell direction,

Good wind direction

Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to

Best tide position

Best tide movement

More details

Week crowd

Week-end crowd

Webcam url 

Dangers

-
-

 Additional Information

Usually surf at easterly side of beach beside lagoon. Easy acces by road.

English (Translate this text in English): Usually surf at easterly side of beach beside lagoon. Easy acces by road.

English (Translate this text in English): Usually surf at easterly side of beach beside lagoon. Easy acces by road.

English (Translate this text in English): Usually surf at easterly side of beach beside lagoon. Easy acces by road.

Atmosphere

Don't go on Sunday as it'll be extremely crowded. Be carefull as it can be very dangerous so ignore the kooks there who think their pros.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't go on Sunday as it'll be extremely crowded. Be carefull as it can be very dangerous so ignore the kooks there who think their pros.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't go on Sunday as it'll be extremely crowded. Be carefull as it can be very dangerous so ignore the kooks there who think their pros.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't go on Sunday as it'll be extremely crowded. Be carefull as it can be very dangerous so ignore the kooks there who think their pros.

General

Can be totally epic is off shore and a big swell but if onshore and wrong swell can be as gnarly as can get.

English (Translate this text in English): Can be totally epic is off shore and a big swell but if onshore and wrong swell can be as gnarly as can get.

English (Translate this text in English): Can be totally epic is off shore and a big swell but if onshore and wrong swell can be as gnarly as can get.

English (Translate this text in English): Can be totally epic is off shore and a big swell but if onshore and wrong swell can be as gnarly as can get.

 Videos

Show all (0)...

No video available

 Comments

Add comment

Show all (29)...

By Local , 02-11-2007

4 stars my eyeball - Lads...go surf somewhere with real waves. Freke is no more 4 stars. Hahahaha that makes it better than Bingin. Yeah right. And the same rating as Impossibles? GET REAL. It's bloody inconsistent mush that works about once a month, and even then it's like Impossibles on a BAD day. 4 stars?!?!?!!?

By Stephen , 15-12-2006

Good Break When its on - When it's on, it's the closest thing i've surfed in Ireland to a French beach break (biarritz or similar). Works very rarely though.

By Paul , 27-11-2006

Wow - How does a place like this get a four star rating?? That's basically saying that it's as good as Padang-Padang. As for the crowding issue... Try surfing Ulus (which is a mere star better than this place) on a good day, then maybe you could be granted a quick whinge. But come on. Let's have a bit of perspective

Errors, Feedback

You can edit this page to correct errors or add new information. If you have any problems regarding this page, Send us feedback.

Advertise

On the Go!

Wannasurf.com on your mobile

Google Play Application

RSS All the RSS feeds of Wannasurf.com

Newsletter All news by email