Month: November 2024

East Coast

It looks like there will be waves this weekend on the east coast but the winds are not favourable on Friday with the winds blowing from the south east which is going to bring onshore conditions. Saturday should see 1-2ft conditions with moderate to strong winds from the south which will mean cross shore bumpy conditions with a small bit of shelter at the south end of the Wicklow beaches. Winds look to be up to 45mph on the gust on Saturday and up to 30mph on the gusts on Sunday but Sunday sees a little more west in the winds making it a little more offshore but waves will probably only be in the 1-2ft range and weak with the 6 second period.

South Coast

Saturday is looking like a write off with the conditions being strong onshore leaving no shelter anywhere. Sunday looks to have onshore winds all day too but a little lighter than the Saturday but still messy until the evening time when the winds look to drop back a bit but the two plus days of onshore winds will mean the waves will still be messy.

South West

Garretstown is also looking like it is going to have messy conditions all weekend with the winds blowing direct onshore into the bay making for no waves for improvers. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking big and messy all day Saturday with the winds blowing moderate to strong from the south with Sunday seeing the winds turn more onshore making for unsurfable conditions on both days.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing cross shore conditions all day Saturday with the winds blowing 17-30mph from the south making for cross shore bumpy conditions with the waves in the 3-4ft range blown over. Sunday sees the winds turn more onshore making even less favourable conditions. Tides are high at 5pm Saturday and after 5 Sunday so this only rules out the end of the day but with the winds and conditions, it will not matter.

North West

Conditions around Strandhill are showing good on the charts but the winds are up to 30mph+ so I would expect this to bring difficult surfing conditions with the possibility that the waves will be blown away from the land. There is a touch of south in the swell with only a small northerly meaning that it could well be small to flat. Sunday sees more south in the swell turning northerly later but this is when the winds turn onshore so this is only low period wind swell so the only hope is the first light southerly swell but this will be small in the 1-2ft. Around the Bundoran area it is looking like 2ft conditions on Tullan with the winds blowing moderate to strong cross shore making it ok for lessons but hard to find a clean wave anywhere. Sunday sees the period drop back meaning only 1-2ft conditions on Tullan. Rossnowlagh may be too small for waves with the winds being unfavourable even if it gets to 2ft.

North Coast

Portrush is looking small to flat for the weekend with very little incoming swell and moderate to strong offshore winds blowing any chance of swell out to sea.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

It is looking like there are going to be some sizeable waves coming up the channel with Storm Bert coming through and this looks like it could bring 3-4ft conditions and possibly bigger on tides to the east coast but the main warning is from the winds which are very strong at nearly 60 mph on the gusts which is very strong for the east coast and makes it very hard to hold or control your board with only spots that have shelter in Wicklow hoping to hold out any hope for clean waves or safe surfable conditions. Extreme care should be exercised before going in the water as the winds will also mean that the currents will be very strong meaning that you could be swept up the beach quite quickly. Sunday looks to see the winds drop a good bit and could be a little safer for Wicklow with 2ft conditions with possibly bigger in the morning with a little more west in the winds which could make for slightly cleaner conditions but care should still be taken.

South Coast

Tramore will be maxed out with strong winds and waves for the beach making for unsurfable conditions.

South West

Garretstown will also see conditions max out the bay with strong onshore conditions for the weekend. Inch Beach in Kerry will also be unsurfable with the waves and conditions making it dangerous to enter the water.

West Coast

Lahinch Beach will also be another spot that will be maxed out with onshore conditions making it unsurfable with Storm Bert to blame.

North West

With the amount of south west in the swell, this will mean that the spots along the north west will not receive enough swell on Saturday for anything over 1-2ft with the winds moderate to strong offshore for the north facing spots. Tullan Strand will be small and blown out. Sunday sees a good swell return but the winds do not look to fade meaning that conditions will be blown around everywhere. Streedagh could have a small wave but the winds will make it no fun at the south end. On Sunday Rossnowlagh will be the only spot working as the winds will mean too much water moving around at Tullan and Rossnowlagh will be walls of white water.

North Coast

Around Portrush it looks to be the winds coming off the east coast are driving the waves away from Portrush making for very small to flat conditions with strong offshore winds. Sunday looks like it could have 1-2ft conditions with cross shore winds for the likes of West Strand and possibly only 1ft at East Strand with moderate to strong offshore.

A word of warning that storms can swing around and change direction which could make for conditions to change and bring more dangerous conditions to locations but also cause conditions to change while you are in the water so extreme care should be exercised and there will always be more waves so skipping a session to surf safely another day is not frowned upon. Utmost respect must be shown to the conditions on the day as you do not want to be calling out the RNLI or putting others at risk in rescuing you during dangerous conditions.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

Conditions are looking very small to flat for the weekend on the east coast with no swell coming into Wicklow. Winds are moderate cross offshore for the weekend from the north west but no waves unfortunately.

South Coast

Tramore is also looking small to flat for the weekend with Saturday barely breaking 1ft with very light winds from the west. On Sunday the waves are smaller again with winds more cross offshore from the north west.

South West

Waves in Garretstown are also looking small for the weekend with small period conditions Saturday that will struggle to break up to 1ft with Sunday having a better chance with the swell a similar size but with a better period it could have a great chance of waves but these will probably only allow for lessons or kids at 1ft. Inch Beach in Kerry has a swell coming from the north west which normally loses size due to the shape of the bay restricting access from north west swells but the periods forecast are showing up to 15-17 seconds which could allow for some of that swell to bend into the bay. It’s forecast at 4-6ft but this will probably look more like 2-4ft but with the winds blowing from the north west also, there could be some onshore chop to the conditions. The north west winds remain consistent all day with the swell building all day. There could be a small bit of shelter on the north side of the beach from the hill. Sunday sees similar winds from the north west with the swells dropping down in period back to 12 seconds which could drop the waves down to around the 2ft mark or smaller as the swell has a lot of north in the direction.

West Coast

Saturday sees the big periods that we saw down the south west hit Lahinch with smaller swell forecast but the period could see 2-3ft conditions and possibly bigger. With the bigger period there is the possibility of driving up and seeing things very flat and then the waves could come out of nowhere so allow a small waiting period if you are checking the surf. With bigger periods can come nice dry paddle outs and then some large waves come through followed by nothing. There is a small secondary swell but this will not bring anything above 1ft. Winds are blowing from the north west with 12-15mph onshore conditions. Sunday sees the winds continue but drop back in strength to around 10mph onshore from the north west. The period drops to 11-12 seconds with the waves dropping back to around the 2ft mark. With the bigger periods there could be bigger waves on sets. Tides are high at 5.30pm Saturday so out of the after around the 3.30pm mark with Sunday’s high not being until 6pm so out of the water around 4pm and it will be getting darker after 4 anyway.

North West

Conditions are looking like they will be maxed out on Saturday and Sunday in Strandhill and it could leave a lot of the spots on the north maxed out. Aughris could have a wave on both Saturday and Sunday but the winds are blowing from the north west which will leave little shelter. Spots like Streedagh could have some large waves Saturday that could make for dangerous conditions with Sunday possibly looking better for Streedagh but the winds are going to be onshore so not that great. Tullan will be maxed out for Saturday and most likely will have too much water moving around Sunday with Rossnowlagh the only option on both days with the winds blowing cross onshore all day both days.

North Coast

Portrush is looking like it is going to have some very large swell coming through on both Saturday and Sunday with some strong onshore winds so I would recommend giving the water a miss. The only option for shelter will be at the north end of West Strand by the Babushka cafe where there might be a bit of shelter from the north west winds under the shelter of the harbour wall but care should be taken entering the water unless you have experience of the conditions.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking small to flat for the weekend with no incoming swell with moderate southerly winds on Saturday and light onshore winds for Sunday.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like the southerly winds forecast for the east coast will be the ruin of the waves but in truth, the waves are too small for any improver surfing. Sunday however is looking like the conditions could be nice for the longboard with the waves showing 2ft conditions with bigger on sets and tides with the winds barely registering a breeze. The waves will not be 100% clean as the winds are not offshore and there will be a little hangover bump from the onshores on Saturday but small relatively clean waves with a good 10 second period.

South West

Garretstown is showing similar onshore conditions for Saturday with the waves being small in the 2ft region but with the onshore winds, these may be blown over. Sunday looks like a much better day with the waves showing a great direction with 3ft conditions with possibly bigger on sets with light onshore breezes which will barely effect the waves. Inch Beach in Kerry looks a little blustery on Saturday with the winds coming from the south south east meaning slightly offshore but more cross shore with waves in the 1-2ft range. Sunday looks a little better with 3-4ft conditions and very light winds first thing but picking up a little later on but there could be some good shelter in by the cliff as the winds turn to blow from the north but I suspect that the winds will be much lighter than forecast which could make for a good days surfing.

West Coast

Conditions around Lahinch look small for Saturday with 1-2ft conditions in the main with the winds blowing offshore from the south east with a touch of cross shore. The main winds look light with moderate gusts. Sunday sees much better conditions with 3-4ft conditions and a good 10 second period making for solid waves with winds only registering as breezes which could make for a really nice day in Lahinch. Tides are high after 10am Saturday and 11.30am Sunday so leave 2 hours either side of high for safe access and exit from the water.

North Coast

Strandhill is showing small but direct conditions for Saturday in the 1-2ft range with light offshore winds all day. Sunday sees the waves pick up a little but the swell angle is more westerly which may struggle to get into Strandhill and may still only leave 1-2ft even with the better period with light onshore winds all day but these will only be less than 10mph so barely breezes. In the Bundoran area it is looking like a Tullan Strand weekend with Saturday showing 1-2ft at best from a west north westerly swell which will be small enough with offshore winds. Sunday is showing a little better at 2-3ft with a good 10-12 second period. The only issue over the weekend is the Irish Surf Nationals are being held this weekend which may mean that the main peak on Tullan will be reserved for the competition so it will only leave the smaller peaks further down the beach.

North Coast

Portrush is looking small on Saturday with 1ft waves on offer for the likes of East Strand with offshore winds. Sunday looks to be small to flat with onshore winds all day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

Both Saturday and Sunday look like the incoming swell is too small for any waves this weekend. Winds are very light and good SUP conditions around Wicklow.

South Coast

Saturday looks like it is going to be flat in Tramore with no swell. Sunday has a small chance of 1-2ft but this is more than likely just 1ft breaking right on the shore. Winds are light cross onshore all weekend.

South West

Garretstown is not looking like it will get above the 2ft mark with 1-2ft being the best forecast with light offshore winds all weekend. Longboard and Foamie conditions only. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a nice perfect angle for swell to get into the bay with 2ft conditions forecast for both Saturday and Sunday with winds looking like cross offshore all weekend with the best waves on Saturday due to the bigger swell size and period.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing some really nice conditions this weekend with 2-3ft conditions for Saturday with the winds barely registering and only barely blowing a breeze and offshore at that too. Perfectly clean conditions favouring bigger craft but probably still working for groveller boards. Sunday drops back a little in the swell size so 1-2ft but probably more 2ft across the tides with the winds remaining light offshore all weekend. Sunday will probably favour longboards and Foamies but should still be fun. Tides are high at the start and end of the day leaving the maximum amount of time in the water with 5.30am and pm high Saturday and after 6am and pm so cut the afternoon session a little short to be out of the water by 3.30 Saturday and 4 Sunday.

North West

Strandhill is looking small for Saturday with the swell having a near perfect west which will struggle to get the full size in with 2ft forecast for Saturday and more like 1ft Sunday with perfect light offshore breezes on both days. In the Bundoran area it is looking like a Tullan weekend only with Saturday showing 2ft conditions with slightly bigger on peak one in by the cliffs with Sunday barely breaking over 1ft and light offshore breezes both days.

North Coast

They have had a lovely run of waves on the north coast this past week with Saturday looking to be a little smaller as the period drops to 8 seconds meaning 1-2ft conditions for Saturday with light offshore breezes with Sunday droppping back to small to flat and light offshore winds all day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers