East Coast
Things are looking very small to flat for the weekend on the east coast. Winds are offshore all weekend but no waves for surfing.
South Coast
Tramore is also looking very small for the weekend with the conditions struggling to get above 1ft Saturday and Sunday may get up to 2ft but the period is very low which make for a very small weak wave with light onshore winds on both days.
South West
Conditions in Garretstown are showing 1-2ft for Saturday with onshore winds all day with Sunday looking a little better in the swell but it is also only getting that 5 second wind swell from the 10-25mph onshore winds all day so while it forecasts 2-3ft, I would be thinking that this should be more of the 2ft and weak blown over waves. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a primary swell coming from the north west which will struggle to get into Inch but it also has north westerly winds making for messy 2-3ft conditions. Sunday sees more of the same but with the winds swinging to be south westerly onshore conditions but the primary swell is still north westerly.
West Coast
Around Lahinch it is again a north west swell which will struggle to get into the bay with 1-2ft and possibly bigger on sets but the north should kill off most of the swell opportunity. Winds are light to moderate onshore from the north west. Sunday is showing more westerly conditions which has a greater chance for waves with 3-4ft conditions but the winds are onshore so this may blow over the waves making it feel more like 2-3ft. Winds are up to 30mph on Sunday. Tides are high at 4.30 Saturday and 5pm Sunday but they are quite large high tides so at least 2 hours out of the water before high to ensure safe exit.
North West
The north west in the swell will actually get directly in to Strandhill but the winds are showing to be westerly also which may cause for cross onshore conditions. Waves should be in the 4-5ft region but with the onshore winds these will probably be messy and blown over but conditions are lightest during the middle of the day. Sunday is showing the winds to be much stronger onshore so expect similar 3-4ft blown onshore conditions with the winds up to 30mph onshore making for messy conditions. In the Bundoran area Tullan will be maxed out with the onshore winds leaving only Rossnowlagh as a safe option for those keen for a white water surf with 2-3ft conditions both days with winds gusting between 20 and 30mph both days onshore so really only for the keen.
North Coast
In the Portrush area the winds will be the killer with the north west winds blowing out all spots leaving no options for surf across West, East or Whiterocks with waves in the 3-4ft blown onshore Saturday and 2-3ft waves Sunday but these will probably be smaller due to the wind strength on Sunday.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers