The race had to be abandoned halfway through as the evacuation got underway.
People are being urged to avoid the area.
Wexford Civil Defence has asked motorists to keep roads clear to allow emergency vehicles to get to the scene.
The Surf Shack in Curracloe said all surf lessons have been called off for the rest of the day, as owner Jack-Tim Murphy described the scene of the emergency.
Speaking on Beat 102-103 today, he said: "We are located right on the beach and we had surf lessons going on this morning, at half-eleven we saw a bit of smoke from the sand dunes and I phoned it in straight away to the fire brigade.
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