East Coast
Conditions for Saturday on the east coast show a small wave coming up the channel from the pushing southerly winds which should see 1ft waves on Saturday building to 1-2ft by the evening but this is driven by those southerly winds which look to hit up to 30th on the gusts. Sunday looks to have flat conditions with light breezes only.
South Coast
Tramore is showing conditions that are looking onshore and mushy for Saturday with 1-2ft waves owing to the poor 5 second period with winds blowing direct onshore all day. Sunday sees the winds drop but the waves are still only coming in at 6 seconds meaning 1ft waves with 2ft at best.
South West
Saturday sees onshore conditions for Garretstown with a decent 16 second period on a secondary swell but it is tiny and the main swell is only running at 5 seconds so 2ft conditions at best with onshore winds all day Saturday up to 25mph. Sunday has much better conditions with 2-3ft waves with a good 10 second period and only light breezes less than 10mph. Inch Beach in Kerry looks to have nice 4-5ft waves but the winds on Saturday are going to mess with those conditions as the winds are direct onshore meaning it will probably be smaller with the waves blown over. Sunday sees the swell continue with 5-6ft conditions with winds coming cross onshore making for messy conditions but still surfable for those keen.
West Coast
Saturday morning is looking like it could have some moderate southerly winds that will blow cross offshore for Lahinch but this swings more westerly around midday so get on it early with 4ft conditions early on dropping to 3-4ft later on. Sunday sees the winds go lighter but they remain onshore making for 2ft conditions as the swell is coming from the north which while it is bigger will struggle to get into Lahinch. Tides are high on Saturday at 5pm with nearly a 5m high so out of the water by 2.30 and then Sunday’s high is at nearly 7pm with the addition of the hour from the clocks changing so out of the water by 4.30.
North West
Strandhill is looking to get a good 12 second period pulse all day on Saturday meaning that it will probably max out the bay but spots like Streedagh could have some nice conditions as the winds are blowing from the south. The winds are a little gusty with the gusts blowing up to 35mph but mostly offshore for that south end of Streedagh beach. Sunday looks to be a good shout for the likes of Streedagh or Rossnowlagh as the winds are onshore but light but still too big for Strandhill and the surrounding spots with the wind direction just too westerly but there could be waves in Enniscrone for those keen on Saturday or Sunday. Tullan Strand will be maxed out for both Saturday and Sunday with just too much water moving around.
North Coast
The southerly winds could have some nice offshore conditions for East Strand and Whiterocks but the swell is a little on the chunky side which could bring 6ft plus conditions in the morning dropping back a little later on as the day goes on. The winds do look to blow quite hard up to 30mph plus but this could be lighter with the land drag. Sunday sees the swell start bigger again and drop but only slightly, so starting off at 6ft plus but staying around the 4-6ft range then for the day but the main issue on Sunday is the winds blowing from the north west which will only see a small bit of shelter at East Strand for those keen but the onshore winds will also make the wave more bumpy and crumbly.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers