Month: July 2025

East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking small to flat for the weekend with swell barely breaking enough to bring 6” but with light winds, there should be some good SUP conditions for those keen to get in the water.

South Coast

Tramore also won’t get above 1ft for the weekend with very little swell around and light offshore winds for the weekend that are barely breezes.

South West

Saturday looks smaller at 1ft in Garretstown with only 1-2ft forecast but this could be a consistent 2ft later in the day when the period hits 12 seconds. The winds are light cross onshore but they are below 10mph so shouldn’t affect the wave too much. Sunday sees similar 1-2ft conditions but the winds drop right back to barely breezes all day so good for lessons. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing some sizeable conditions with 5-6ft at a good 12 seconds period but this is backed by onshore winds from the west meaning messy conditions. Sunday sees 3-4ft but the winds do appear to drop off a little but still onshore so it won’t be perfection but there will be some waves for those keen.

West Coast

It is looking onshore for Lahinch for the weekend with Saturday showing 3-4ft blown onshore with winds in the 15mph range. Sunday will have lighter winds but still onshore at just over 10mph so not too bad but still bumpy. Waves are coming from the north so expect 2-3ft instead of the 5-7ft forecast. Tides are high at 7am and pm Saturday and at 7.30am and closer to 8pm Sunday so allow at least two hours either side for safe entry and exit.

North West

Strandhill is seeing light winds Saturday morning that start offshore but quickly turn onshore and pick up to moderate onshore up to 15mph on the gusts. Waves should be in the 3-4ft but the winds will bring a bump to the waves. Sunday starts off with light cross shore winds but again soon turns onshore with the winds picking up to nearly 20mph onshore from the gusts. In the Bundoran area the winds are onshore for the weekend with Saturday showing that spots like Tullan will be messy onshore. Rossnowlagh will still be onshore but can handle the onshore winds a little better. Tullan looks like it could be 2-3ft blown over with some bigger sets from the 12/13 second period with Sunday showing similar wind and swell conditions. This means that Rossnowlagh could have 2ft conditions for the weekend with onshore winds.

North Coast

Portrush is showing some swell with 2ft conditions for Saturday with offshore winds first thing on East Strand before very quickly turning onshore by mid morning. This could pick up to 2-3ft later on. Sunday looks to grow a little to be 3ft but the winds are direct onshore for West Strand and cross shore for East Strand so the closer to Arcadia, the better the shelter but expect it to be bumpy from the 15-25mph winds.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col

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East Coast

The east coast is looking decidedly small to flat for the weekend with no swell coming in with waves not breaking greater than 1ft for both Saturday and Sunday with moderate southerly winds all weekend.

South Coast

Conditions in Tramore are looking small for the weekend with a small pulse of swell at only 8 seconds but the swell size is not enough to get the pulses racing at only 1.5ft meaning waves in the 1ft range for Saturday. Sunday sees a similar affair but coming from a different angle and only 6 second period with 1-2ft weak waves and light offshore winds all day.

South West

Small conditions again for Garretstown with 1-2ft waves Saturday with a very weak 7 second period meaning only good for foamies. Sunday sees a westerly pulse arrive with 3-4ft conditions and direct offshore winds for Garretstown meaning some decent waves for those who are keen. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing offshore conditions for Saturday for most of the day until the afternoon when it turns light onshore with waves in the 2ft range meaning ok waves. Sunday sees the winds pick up a bit but they’re cross offshore from the north north east turning more north making it cross shore bumpy for most of the day with waves in the 3ft range.

West Coast

Lahinch sees cross shore winds all day Saturday from the south east meaning offshore for the south end of the beach but the strength picks up from 5mph in the morning to gusting to 20mph by the evening so best to get on it early with the high tide at 1pm but it’s a small low tide so 1.5 hours out of the water but it’s gusty in the afternoon. Sunday sees offshore winds for most of the day around the 20mph mark with some stronger gusts but these could be slowed by land drag but by 3pm the winds are full north making things messy with 2-3ft waves expected and high tide around 2pm but messy thereafter so may not be worth getting back in after 2 hours out of the water for the high tide.

North West

Strandhill isn’t getting the swell off the south west so it’s looking smaller at 1ft for Saturday with a small 7 second period and light offshore breezes. Sunday sees a little bump in the pulse to bring 2ft waves with a good 11 second period which should bring a little push to the wave with light breezes all day turning northerly by lunch. In the Bundoran area, Saturday is small with the weak 7 second period swell so only really 1ft conditions or just over and light offshore winds. Sunday also sees the little increase in Tullan but not until the afternoon when it could get up to 2ft with light breezes.

North Coast

Portrush doesn’t look to get above 1ft for the weekend with offshore conditions for West Strand before Sunday brings similar but with the winds only blowing light breezes meaning probably better for golf but not for surfing with no swell.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

With the good weather, things are looking small to flat for the weekend with light breezes both days so perfect for SUP tours and lessons with the guys in Brittas Bay Surf School.

South Coast

Tramore will also be small to flat for the weekend with light breezes but not enough waves for any surf. Check in with Tramore Surf N Sup for tours and SUP lessons.

South West

Garretstown could hit 1ft in the afternoon on Saturday with cross offshore light winds with Sunday potentially could get up to between 1-2ft in the afternoon with light offshore winds but on both days, these will only be 8 or 9 second periods so weak enough but possibly enough for some foamie fun. Inch Beach is looking marginal on whether enough of the swell will get in to create waves but expect small conditions on Saturday. Sunday shows a little more swell which could bring 1-2ft conditions for foamies or lessons but it looks to be best in the morning when it could get up to 2ft+ but dropping all day.

West Coast

Conditions in Lahinch are looking like 1-2ft for Saturday coming off the back of a weak 8 second period with cross offshore winds that should make for good lessons conditions or foamie fun. Sunday sees a little jump in the swell Sunday morning which could bring more solid 2ft conditions but the tide is high first thing so this might scupper the chances of getting on it early but Spanish Point could have 2ft on the early high tide. Once the tide drops in Lahinch on Sunday morning it should still have 1-2ft conditions with cross offshore winds all day. Tides are high before 7am and pm on Saturday and around 7.30am and pm on Sunday and as these are larger high tides, allow 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill looks like it could start off with a 1-2ft wave on Saturday morning but this swell angle then changes to have more south in the swell which will drop the wave to be small to flat for the rest of the day. Sunday will struggle to get above 1ft for the day with offshore winds both days. In the Bundoran area it is going to be a Tullan Strand weekend with 1-2ft being the max for Saturday with cross offshore winds Sunday will struggle to get above 1ft until late afternoon when the swell picks up a little but winds are more offshore all day making for clean conditions.

North Coast

There will be a lack of waves on the north coast this weekend with conditions not getting above 1ft for the weekend with cross offshore winds all weekend that will be fairly light.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Waves are looking small to flat for the weekend in Wicklow with only waves up to 1ft on Saturday from a small wind swell with Sunday looking smaller again.

South Coast

Tramore should have light to moderate onshore 2ft waves on Saturday with a small period so only really good for longboards or foamies with the winds turning cross shore by evening. Sunday looks smaller with 1ft probably the max for the day with light to moderate cross shore winds turning cross offshore by evening but by then the swell will be less than 1ft.

South West

Winds look much stronger down in Garretstown with onshore winds looking to be gusting in excess of 20mph early all day Saturday with waves in the 2ft region blown over so only really good for lessons. Sunday has the winds drop slightly but still nearly 20mph onshore but the swell looks a little bigger in the 2-3ft range blown over. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a much bigger swell than the south coast with waves in the 5-6ft range but with onshore winds over 20mph on the gusts for both Saturday and Sunday with Sunday’s swell looking smaller as it’s coming from the north but still hitting in the 3-4ft size but the winds look to make things messy.

West Coast

Conditions for Lahinch are looking similar to most spots with the westerly winds messing up the conditions with onshores in the 17-25mph range from the south west Saturday and north west Sunday with waves on Saturday in the 3-4ft range blown over with Sunday looking smaller in the 2-3ft blown over white water. Tides are high at 2.30 Saturday and 3.30 Sunday but both days have small high tides meaning just over an hour out of the water for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill does not escape the onshore winds with Saturday showing 15-25mph winds with waves in the 3ft range depending on the tides but the winds should blow the power out of the waves but ok for those keen. Sunday sees the winds turn more northerly meaning worse onshore for Strandhill with 3-4ft blown over waves. In the Bundoran area, Tullan will be a mess all weekend with Rossnowlagh the only option for white water waves on both days with Saturday showing 3ft waves in Rossy with onshore winds and similar for Sunday but with more cross shore winds on Sunday and possibly a little smaller in the size. Quick note that Rossnowlagh will be out of bounds this weekend due to the annual pre-12th July marches that take place on the beach making nearly all car parks out of bounds and inaccessible. Thanks to Donal and Tony for the reminders!

North Coast

In Portrush it is looking like the conditions will be 2ft cross offshore winds at the Arcadia end of East Strand on Saturday with the better conditions being earlier in the morning as while the swell picks up a bit later, the winds also go more cross shore making it a little messier. Sunday sees the winds turn more north westerly making for messy onshore conditions with 2ft blown over messy waves.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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