East Coast
Things are looking very flat on the east coast with good weather and light winds all weekend.
South Coast
It’s flat for Tramore for the weekend also with no incoming swell but light winds and good SUP conditions.
South West
It is also flat for Garretstown for the weekend with little to no swell for the weekend. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking to start off small with a northerly swell which will struggle to get into Inch. It could start off small with 1-2ft and build throughout the day with 3-4ft by late afternoon as the period increases to 14 seconds which will help that swell bend in around the Dingle peninsula with winds blowing light northerly. There might be some better conditions to be had on the north side of the peninsula with a range of sizes to suit all surfers from smaller around at Fermoyle to much larger around by Jamie Knox’s where the swell will easily get in to. Sunday sees more of the same as Saturday afternoon so pick your spot and enjoy as the winds are light breezes.
West Coast
Lahinch ended up small to flat last weekend with very little swell getting through. This weekend looks like it will be a different story as the swell is coming from the north which would normally drop it a good bit but there is a good 13 second period so it should be 2-4ft with a good push from that period, not as big as forecast but the winds should be best in the morning. The swell looks to build all day so keep an eye on it but that north should kill most of the size off. The winds turn light onshore but the afternoon. Sunday sees the Saturday evening swell run through into Sunday with similar 3-4ft conditions with light breezes all day. Tides are high at 5am and pm Saturday and 6am and pm on Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.
North West
That north west swell could max out a few spots along the north west coast with chunky 5-8ft conditions for Strandhill with some powerful sets in between with that 13 second period and light breezes for both Saturday and Sunday. Spots like Enniscrone could kill off some of that swell but I would still expect 4-6ft conditions with light offshore winds for the both days. In the Bundoran area this will be on the borderline for Tullan with 6ft plus sets coming through in by the cliff with slightly smaller down the beach on Saturday but a much better shout would be Rossnowlagh where there should be some good 3-4ft conditions all weekend with light breezes on offer. Might not be big enough for Streedagh but Rossy should be a good shout for the weekend.
North Coast
Some really nice conditions forecast for Portrush for the weekend with 4ft @ 12 seconds due to East Strand and Whiterocks which could bring 4-6ft conditions for the weekend with light to moderate offshores Saturday and just light breezes Sunday. Be mindful the NW200 motorcycle race is on for the weekend around the Port so access may be restricted to East Strand Car park but worth a check. West Strand Car Park is out of action altogether but Whiterocks should be free from any of the issues.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers