Month: July 2024

East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking small to flat for the weekend with no signs of incoming swell with moderate southerly winds all weekend.

South Coast

Tramore is also looking small for the weekend with Saturday showing 1-2ft conditions with a small 5 second period which will produce more of the 1ft waves than 2ft but could be ok for kids on foamies as the winds are very light throughout the day. Sunday will not have any waves.

South West

Waves are looking 2-3ft in Garretstown with a good 10 second period which should make for some ok waves but the winds are moderate onshore in the morning meaning that there might be a bit of bump on the waves which should clean up later on when the winds go cross offshore. Sunday sees the waves drop back to 1-2ft max with light onshore breezes. Inch Beach is looking like the swell is slightly large but it has a touch of north in it so it should be a good bit smaller than forecast bringing 3-4ft conditions with onshore winds from the north west up to 15mph. Sunday sees the winds swing to the south with the lightest winds in the morning with 2-3ft conditions on the beach.

West Coast

Lahinch is looking like it will have some nice conditions on Saturday for swell with the waves in the 3-4ft range with the possibility of bigger on sets as there is a small touch of north in the swell. The winds are light onshore building on Saturday evening. Sunday sees the winds drop right back but the swell drops also meaning 2-3ft conditions in the morning coming back to 2ft later on as there is a smaller period meaning longboards or foamies should have fun. Tides are high after 10am Saturday and after 11 Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill is forecasting some really nice conditions for Saturday with 4ft conditions and light offshore winds for most of the day and when it does go onshore later on it is less than 10mph breezes. Sunday starts around the 3ft mark with barely a breeze before it drops slightly and the winds pick up a little from the south meaning cross offshore fort the day, turning cross shore by evening. In the Bundoran area, it is looking like a good day for Tullan on Saturday with some very light offshore conditions and the winds fall away to nothing for the rest of the day. It should be a solid 3-4ft for most of the day, tide depending. Sunday drops a little to 3ft in the morning and dropping as the day goes on and the winds turn slightly onshore, so best in the morning.

North Coast

Conditions around Portrush could get up to 1-2ft on Saturday with the 10 second period favouring East Strand with light offshore winds. Sunday looks more like 1ft waves with light offshore breezes all day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Conditions are looking small to flat for the weekend in Wicklow with moderate winds from the south on both days.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it will not get much above 1ft for the weekend with the winds light offshore on Saturday and light to moderate onshore for Sunday. Saturday has a weak 6 second period which is probably just waves coming off the back of the moderate onshores on Friday. Sunday sees a new swell arrive but the winds are onshore making for 1-2ft bumpy conditions.

South West

Conditions around Garretstown are showing 2-3ft waves with a good 10 second period with the winds blowing cross shore offshore from the north west for most of the day and moderately strong making for bumpy conditions. Sunday sees the period drop a little with 2ft waves forecast but the winds are direct onshore making for blown over conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing 3-4ft conditions but the winds are blowing from the north which could have a little shelter by the north end of the beach but with the waves having a good bumpy and cross choppiness. Sunday sees the winds swing to blow from the south south west which will bring an onshore feel to the waves with 3ft conditions blown over.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing a good pulse on Friday evening with an 11 second period and light onshore winds but this pulse very quickly fades on Saturday so best conditions are first thing Saturday morning when the winds are lightest but the tide is only off the rocks after 7am so get in early and get the light winds that go cross offshore first thing before going cross onshore in the afternoon. It could have 3-4ft conditions early on dropping back to 2-3ft blown over later on. Sunday sees the winds mostly onshore in the 7-15mph so a little bumpy with 2-3ft conditions going offshore by evening. A mixed bag of conditions but with the periods not getting above 10 seconds, I would recommend longboards or foamies. tides are high at 5am and 5.30pm Saturday and 6am and pm Sunday, leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill is looking like the winds are going to be onshore on Saturday but not too strong with 2ft conditions at best. Sunday starts off with 1ft and will slowly build to 2ft later in the day with the winds offshore for the rest of the day. In the Bundoran area it is looking like early Saturday is probably the best shout with 2-3ft conditions and light winds dropping back as the day goes on with the winds also turning light onshore but building into the evening. Sunday sees the winds cross onshore for the day and only 1-2ft at best with the winds dropping by Sunday evening with another good window once the winds drop with some 2ft waves coming through.

North Coast

On the north coast it is looking flat for Saturday in the Port with only less than 1ft then for Sunday. All beaches around Portrush will be small but good Supping conditions.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

It is looking like a small to flat weekend on the east coast this weekend. Winds are very light so it will still be good for any supping but very little by way of waves.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it won’t get much above 1ft for Saturday with Sunday looking very flat. Wind on Saturday will be light offshore with Sunday onshore and too small for any surf.

South West

Garrestown is showing 1ft with light offshore winds with up to 2ft conditions on Sunday with light onshore winds but these should be less than 7mph so it should still be light conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry looks like it will be flat on Saturday with light northerly winds. Sunday looks like the conditions are going to be really good for Inch on Sunday with the conditions showing 3ft conditions with bigger sets in between up to 4ft.

West Coast

Saturday is showing northerly swell conditions which are going to make the waves smaller than forecast with light onshore breezes. It is showing 2-3ft waves but realistically this will be probably only 1-2ft max. Sunday looks like it could be really good for Lahinch with a perfect south west swell coming into the bay with good 2-3ft conditions and bigger on sets with light onshore breezes that are so light there should be no impact on the waves. Tides are high at 11am on Saturday and closer to 12 on Sunday but these are only 3.3/3.2m tides which means that they should only be on the rocks for just over an hour so leave only 1-1.5 hours out of the water for safe access and exit.

North West

Conditions in Strandhill are showing 2ft conditions all day on Saturday with the winds are north westerly light onshore but with only 7mph winds so it should still be ok but the 9 second period will mean that it will really only be good for longboards or foamies. Sunday is showing that the swell is coming from the south west which is not great for Strandhill as it prefers more north in the swell so while the period is a good 10-11 second period, it will probably only have 1-2ft of the 2-3ft expected. In the Bundoran area it shows that Saturday should have some nice conditions first thing on Tullan Strand with the winds very light in the morning with waves in the 2-3ft region. The winds turn light onshore after midday but this is still light onshore. Sunday looks more like 2-3ft conditions with light onshore winds all day but the winds are less than 5mph so a little bumpy but still good longboard conditions all day.

North Coast

Conditions are showing barely 1-2ft for the north coast on Saturday for the north coast with Sunday looking small to flat. Winds are barely breezes but the swell just isn’t there.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Both days over the weekend are looking small to flat for any waves with offshore winds on Saturday and light breezes on Sunday.

South Coast

It is looking like it is weak wind swell that is headed for Tramore with strong winds forecast for Friday evening bringing 6 second period 2ft conditions with moderate cross shore winds on Saturday making for small bumpy waves that look to drop even further to 1ft on Sunday with light onshore breezes.

South West

Winds are also the factor in Garretstown with the winds blowing onshore Friday that then turns to cross onshore for both Saturday and Sunday making for bumpy 2-3ft conditions blown over. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing onshore conditions with 3-4ft conditions blown over by the strong onshore winds with Sunday showing much lighter winds but still onshore in direction with 10mph plus winds and waves in the 3ft range.

West Coast

The winds on Saturday are going to be the problem for Lahinch with moderate to strong onshore winds all day Saturday from the West North West making for messy white water conditions all day in the 3-4ft blown over range. Sunday shows smaller 2-3ft conditions with onshore winds from the west south west. Tides are high at 6.30am and pm leaving most of the day free to get in the water bar 2 hours either side of the high tides. Sunday’s high tides are at 7am and pm so again leave 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Conditions around Strandhill are also going to be onshore with the winds ranging from 14 to 20mph with waves in the 3ft range blown over with Sunday showing smaller conditions in the 2-3ft range but the winds are a lot lighter only being small breezes but the winds from the day before will mean that it won’t be the cleanest but it should be surfable on longboards or foamies. In the Bundoran area it is looking like Tullan Strand will be 2-3ft Saturday with the onshore winds blowing over the size of the waves with a small window of lighter winds first thing in the morning but not for long. Sunday showing light onshore winds and 2ft conditions but hopefully the winds will only be breezes making for slightly bumpy small waves for foamies or longboards only.

North Coast

Unfortunately it is looking small for flat for all spots on the north coast on both Saturday and Sunday with onshore winds for Saturday and light cross onshore for Sunday.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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