Month: August 2024

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Surf Report for the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of September

East Coast

Things are looking small to flat for the east coast with only onshore light wind swell predicted of less than 1ft. Give Brittas Bay Surf School a call for some SUP tours.

South Coast

It is also look small on the south coast with only waves less than 1ft with light onshore winds predicted so not much happening by way of waves so check in with Surf n Sup Tramore for SUP Tours around the bay.

South West

The waves in Garretstown are looking small for the weekend with 1-2ft for Saturday but with a really small period meaning that the waves will really only work for foamies or larger craft. Sunday could get up to 2ft with light cross onshore winds so not the best but still ok for foamies or longboards if you are keen. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking like the swell is marginal for bringing any waves into the bay so expect 1-2ft conditions that may only break on the shore with Sunday showing a better chance of 2-3ft conditions with the winds blowing cross offshore from the south south east all weekend gusting at times.

West Coast

Conditions in Lahinch is showing that the swell is coming from the right angle but the period is pretty weak meaning only 1-2ft waves for Saturday with cross offshore winds for the south end of the beach. Sunday looks a little better but only slightly so I would expect more 2ft conditions for Sunday with light to moderate cross offshore winds again favouring that south end. Tides are high at 4.30 Saturday and after 5 Sunday so allow at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

In the Strandhill area it is looking like the conditions are going to be 1-2ft at best for Saturday with light to moderate offshore conditions with Sunday looking flat as the swell has quite a bit of south in it meaning that it won’t get into the likes of Strandhill or any of the north facing spots with probably only Tullan being the option but even this will only be 1ft for Sunday. Saturday could see 1-2ft for Tullan but more of the 1 than 2ft unless peak 1 is not too crowded. Winds are light offshore for the Bundoran area on both days. Rossnowlagh will probably only have ankle slappers for the weekend.

North Coast

So after a good weekend of waves last weekend in Portrush and a good welcome from the locals, and a few quid spend in Troggs, this weekend looks small to flat with very little for the improvers out there.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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Surf Report for the weekend of the 24th and 25th of August

East Coast

There were some nice waves on the east coast during the week coming off the back of Storm Ernesto but calm is restored for now with Saturday looking small to flat with very little wind. Sunday looks to see the winds pick up with small 1-2ft waves on Sunday in Wicklow with the winds moderate to strong southerly winds so be careful of your position in the water.

South Coast

Tramore looks to start off with light winds on Saturday morning but this is coming off the back of moderate onshore winds for Friday so expect bumpy conditions for Saturday with waves in the 1-2 range before Sunday goes moderate onshore with messy walls of white water with 2-3ft waves blown over.

South West

It is looking like the cross shore conditions for Garretstown on Saturday will make for bumpy conditions with the conditions best in the morning before the winds pick up for the day with 3ft conditions for most of the day. The winds turn onshore for Sunday and gust up to 30mph making it messy and not really for anything other than lessons in the shallows. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking onshore for both Saturday and Sunday with 4-5ft messy conditions for Saturday and bigger again for Sunday so I would recommend to give it a miss.

West Coast

Lahinch Beach is showing onshore conditions for both days with the winds blowing from the West North West on Saturday and West South West on Sunday meaning no shelter to be had in either directions of wind. Saturday should have 3-4ft blown over conditions with Sunday showing 4ft+ blown over waves with the tides high at 9am and pm Saturday and closer to 10am Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side to safely enter and exit the water.

North West

Winds are also the main story in the north west with the conditions showing onshore for both days with 3-4ft waves Saturday in Strandhill and 4ft+ for Sunday but the waves will looks smaller when the winds blow from behind. In the Bundoran area it looks onshore for both Saturday and Sunday with a small window of southerly winds on Sunday morning and while quite strong might offer a small window for possibly somewhere like Streedagh to offer a small 2-3ft wave for those keen. Any other times are only going to be onshore Rossnowlagh for those keen for a white water surf but no green waves on offer.

North Coast

Saturday in Portrush is looking like the winds are going to mess up West, East and Whiterocks but Sunday looks like the winds turn southerly over that side which may mean nice conditions for East Strand on Sunday with 3-4ft conditions and possibly bigger on sets with the 11 second period. The winds are showing quite gusty but with the land drag it could bring about some nice offshore conditions for the Port.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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Surf Report for the weekend of the 17th and 18th of August

East Coast

It is looking very small to flat on the east coast for the weekend but great conditions for the Flow State Swimming event on in Greystones with a talk at 2pm about East Coast Surfing.

South Coast

Conditions in Tramore are showing to be small to flat for the weekend with the swell not being much more than wind swell from the light onshore winds for the weekend. Things won’t get much above 1ft for the weekend.

South West

Waves in Garretstown are looking small for the weekend with light to moderate onshore winds with waves in the 2ft region Saturday and slightly bigger on Sunday in the 2-3ft range with winds lighter on Sunday but still blowing from the west making for slightly onshore conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing moderate to strong onshore conditions for the weekend which matches up with the conditions blowing on Friday meaning 3-4ft conditions blown over on both days with winds running from 15-25mph onshore.

West Coast

The winds are also the problem for Lahinch with the onshore conditions for both Saturday and Sunday making for messy onshore conditions with waves in the 2-3ft range for both days as the winds will blow the backs of the waves over. Swell is slightly from the north making for smaller conditions than forecast with the winds hitting 15-25mph onshore. Tides are high at 4.30 Saturday and around 5 Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Conditions in Strandhill are looking chunky so I would probably be looking for smaller conditions elsewhere with Saturday morning looking around the 4-6ft mark for Strandhill but this has a good 12 second period. Sunday drops back a little to 3-5ft but the real sting is the onshore winds that are cross onshore all weekend with the west in the wind meaning no real shelter for Strandhill. Saturday has more south in it which should favour Enniscrone a little more but Sunday will be cross shore and bumpy for Enniscrone. It is too small for Aughris to kick in so no shelter. Streedagh will have a wave but the winds don’t have enough South in them to offer any offshore conditions. In the Bundoran area it is looking like the conditions are going to be onshore for both Saturday and Sunday with Tullan maxed out on both days leaving an onshore Rossnowlagh as the only option with 3-4ft conditions blown over.

North Coast

In Portrush it is looking like the best conditions will be on Saturday morning when there is a good bit of south in the winds which should favour East Strand best as the winds are from the south west but then this turns more westerly later in the day and stays westerly then for Sunday. Waves should be in the 3ft range on Saturday early with bigger on the 12 second period sets but then it drops throughout Saturday but picks up again on Sunday but the cross shore winds on Sunday will not do it any favours and make things messy at all spots.

Surf safe and enjoy,

Col,

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Surf Report for the weekend of the 10th and 11th of August

East Coast

Surf on the east coast is looking small to flat for the weekend with very little swell coming up the east coast with moderate southerly winds.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like the winds are going to be the driver of the waves on the south coast with very little power in the waves so really only suiting beginners or kids. Waves should be in the 1ft range Saturday and 0-1ft Sunday with winds in the 10-15mph onshore range.

South West

The winds are also going to be driver behind the waves in Garretstown with the onshore winds from Friday bringing bumpy conditions for Saturday with waves in the 2ft range blown over by the light onshore winds with Sunday showing smaller 1-2ft waves with the winds coming from the south east making for cross shore bumpy conditions and small. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking like the winds are light to moderate onshore for most of the day on Saturday but drops off by the evening so could have some nice 4ft + conditions on Saturday evening with nice light winds. Sunday looks to start off cross offshore but this looks moderate and building throughout the day making for cross shore bumpy conditions with 2-3ft conditions.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing some northerly touches in the swell on Saturday which will knock a little bit of the size out of the forecast 4-5ft making it look more like 3ft Saturday with a good punch to the wave. The only problem is the onshore winds all day Friday and into Saturday going through until the evening when it drops off. Sunday looks to start with an offshore wind first thing and then turning to cross offshore which could bring a bumpiness to it but first thing could be the best shout with the waves in the 2-3ft region but nice and clean first thing. Tides are high at 9.30 Saturday and after 10 Sunday so if you are getting in Sunday morning you need to be out just after 8am so an early start is required.

North West

Strandhill is looking like it could start off nice in the morning but the winds very quickly go onshore and stay onshore until Sunday morning. Waves should be in the 4-5ft region but bumpy and messy with the onshore winds with Sunday looking to start off with a 3-4ft wave with light offshore winds first thing before turning slightly cross offshore for the rest of the day with the swell dropping with 1-2ft later on. In the Bundoran area, everywhere is onshore Saturday with the winds coming from the South West first thing and then west for the rest of the day. Sunday looks to start off small and offshore but spots like Tullan could be 2-3ft and bigger on peak 1 with those offshore winds picking up throughout the day as the swell drops so get on it early when the winds are nice and light.

North Coast

Saturday is looking like it starts nice for East Strand with the swell showing 2-3ft and offshore for East Strand but this very quickly turns moderate to strong cross shore for East Strand and onshore for West Strand. Sunday starts off with very little wind and should have 2ft conditions on East Strand with light offshore winds and then picking up thereafter but staying offshore for East and Whiterocks but the size will probably not get above 2ft for the day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col

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Surf Report for the August Bank Holiday weekend

East Coast

It looks like waves on the east coast will not be arriving until late Sunday evening and then they stick around for Monday with the waves showing around 2ft for Monday with a very weak period as this is pushed by the winds that are blowing strong from the south so care should be taken in Wicklow to make sure that you don’t get blown north so keep an eye on the landmarks to get out and reposition if necessary.

South Coast

Conditions around Tramore are showing 1-2ft blown light onshore for Saturday with weak 6 second period waves that will probably only allow for lessons or kids. Sunday picks up a bit in size but so does the winds so I would expect more likely 2ft blown over with the winds gusting to 25mph onshore. Monday sees the winds continue to blow moderate to strong onshore with waves in the 3-4ft regions blown over so lots of white water messiness.

South West

Garretstown is looking like the winds are going to blow onshore all weekend with Saturday showing 13-15mph, Sunday gusting up to 25mph and Monday 10-15mph. Waves will be in the region of 2ft Saturday, similar Sunday and 3-4ft Monday but always blown onshore so will feel weaker and with very little push so really only for foamies or keen longboarders. Inch Beach in Kerry is blown moderate to strong onshore all weekend with the winds gusting up to 40mph on Sunday so it’s not really going to be great conditions for the weekend.

West Coast

The winds are blowing onshore for Saturday and Monday with Sunday having moderate to strong cross shore winds from the south. Saturday shows the winds blowing 16-20mph onshore and similar for Monday. The waves are in the 5-6ft range Saturday blown over with Sunday showing 3-5ft blown bumpy cross shore with Monday having the onshores blow 14-20mph onshore with waves in the 3-4ft range blown over. Not really great conditions for improvers with very little clean waves to be had. Tides are high at 5.30am and pm Saturday, 6am and pm Sunday and 6.30am and pm Monday and with the size of the swell and the onshore winds, I would recommend exiting the water up to 2.5 hours before high each day and not entering until the tides are off the rocks to allow safe entry and exit.

North West

Waves in Strandhill are showing good size and good period but the winds are blowing moderate onshore for Saturday, moderate to strong for Sunday and moderate onshore Monday so very little let up in the conditions for any good waves. Saturday is showing waves in the 4-5ft blown over range, Sunday has 3ft blown over and Monday could be smaller with a touch of south in the swell meaning only 2-3ft blown onshore. In the Bundoran area it is looking like it is going to be a weekend to avoid Tullan as the winds and swell are going to make for messy conditions with Saturday having onshore conditions for all spots with a small chance of a small wave at Streedagh in the 1-2ft range but Rossnowlagh is the only other spot that will have a wave but it will be plenty of white water. Sunday sees the winds blow from the south meaning a clean Tullan by the cliff but the rest of the beach will be blown out with all other spots blown messy. Monday is another onshore Rossnowlagh day for those keen.

North Coast

It looks like some really nice 2-3ft conditions on East Strand today (Friday) in Portrush with similar forecast for Saturday morning but this looks to die off quickly so get on it early with 2ft in the morning dropping to 1ft later on and then back to flat for Sunday and Monday. Winds are cross offshore for Saturday and then swing to moderate to strong offshore Sunday and back to moderate offshore Monday so make the most of the waves Friday and Saturday morning.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers