East Coast
Surf on the east coast is looking like there could be some wind swell 1ft conditions which won’t really have a lot for improvers as the period is only a wind swell 5 seconds on Saturday with the winds moderate from the south blowing around the 25mph mark. On Sunday the swell remains around the 1ft mark with a slight drop in swell but slight increase in period so still only 1ft but with slightly less wind from the south coming in at less than 20mph.
South Coast
Conditions around Tramore are looking onshore with the south wind offering no shelter along the coast with both Saturday and Sunday seeing winds from 15-25mph onshore. Waves on Saturday should be in the 2ft range blown over with Sunday showing 2-3ft blown from the back with small periods only really good for lessons.
South West
Garretstown is also looking blown onshore for Saturday and Sunday with the winds making it messy on both days with 15-25mph onshore. Waves should be in the 3ft blown over Saturday and similar for Sunday. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a decent swell and period but this looks to be exposed to the winds which are showing up to 40mph gusts down that side of the country but this will probably be lighter in reality but still not in the right direction to bring clean conditions. Expect large cross shore conditions around the 6-8ft mark with messy conditions making it best to give it a miss Saturday. Sunday looks like the winds completely back off but the swells could be too big for Inch so explore the north side of the peninsula where the swell should be reduced significantly and could bring smaller swells to around the west side of Brandon Bay with it smallest at Fermoyle working around.
West Coast
Lahinch has had some really nice swell over last weekend and on into the week with this weekend showing some decent swells with the wind gusts possibly a little on the strong but this may reduce with land drag. Saturday is showing 5-6ft conditions with the winds blowing best for the south end of the beach. Sunday sees those winds drop off to bring near excellent conditions with the waves around the 6ft mark with light winds less than 10mph, a little onshore but not enough to bring anything other than a slight bump to the waves. Care should be exercised though as the period is up to 16 seconds which may bring large lulls between the sets and then the sets will come through which could make those 6ft sets even bigger. Tides are high before first light Saturday leaving the whole day free to surf with high at 8am Sunday meaning you will need to wait until it drops off the rocks to get in but then you have the full day to surf.
North West
It has been cooking in the Bundoran area all week with waves through all tides and it looks like it is due to continue into the weekend with a touch of south in the swell again for this weekend which will struggle to light up some of the north facing spots which could mean only 2ft conditions for Strandhill and possibly up to 3ft as the period does hit 13 seconds on Saturday with the winds quite gusty up to 30mph. Sunday sees the winds drop right back and the swell jump significantly in size which will max out the likes of Strandhill but could bring spots like Enniscrone or Streedagh to life with a big 16 second period which means big gaps of nothingness in between sets and then the sea will just come to life. Winds are light offshore for Enniscrone and Streedagh with the winds looking to be less than 10mph for the most with gusts dropping as the day goes on. In the Bundoran area it is going to mean that it will be a Tullan day Saturday but it could be quite bumpy with those winds Saturday but then Sunday will max out Tullan leaving some really nice conditions for the likes of Rossnowlagh on Sunday which could see 5-6ft conditions with light winds with the better winds later in the day when the gusts fall away.
North Coast
Portrush does not look to share the spoils this weekend with the forecast only showing 1-2ft for Saturday with the winds blowing moderate to strong offshore for the likes of East Strand. Sunday looks like it could get up a little better with the bigger period but will still probably only hit 2-3ft with offshore winds that start a little gusty but drop off later in the day as the swell also builds so if you are local and can keep an eye on the spots, it could be good at West or Whiterocks as there is quite a bit of West in the swell and the winds drop very light the later you leave it. Just watch that last light!
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers