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
Thanks Col much appreciated 🙌🏽