East Coast
While the charts are showing waves for Wicklow for Friday and Saturday, these are driven off the back of the Easterly winds that are bashing the east coast at the moment and this is bringing nothing but messy onshore conditions so I would be avoiding going anywhere near the coast until the afternoon on Saturday when the winds drop back but even then it will only be 1-2ft messy onshore conditions so not really worth it. Sunday continues with more of the same and consistent onshore winds from the north east making for cold messy conditions.
South Coast
Saturday in Tramore is showing small 2ft conditions with moderate cross shore conditions making for small conditions that will be bumpy from that easterly wind. Sunday looks like a much better shout with offshore winds all day with 3ft conditions and bigger on sets with a better 10 second period on Sunday meaning a little bit more push in the waves.
South West
Conditions in Garretstown look to be a little messy on Saturday with the winds blowing directly from the East which is cross shore slightly bumpy conditions and waves in the 3ft range. It could get a little better in the afternoon when the winds turn a little more northerly. Sunday starts off with northerly winds and these should stay all day making for offshore conditions all day with it lightest in the morning with the gusts running to about 20mph so care should be taken to mind your position in the water to prevent getting blown further out than the breaking waves. The waves themselves should be in the 4ft range with a good 10 second period. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking small for Saturday with a direct south swell and only a small tertiary swell that has west in it. the winds are nicely direct offshore for Saturday but I would think that waves should only be in the 1-2ft range at best. Sunday has a better swell direction with a good 15 second period meaning long periods of no waves then with phantom 2-3ft sets every now and then with cross offshore winds.
West Coast
Saturday in Lahinch is looking very flat with barely any swell and offshore conditions. Sunday continues offshore with 2ft conditions. Be mindful that the period forecast is for nearly 15 seconds of a period meaning that it could appear flat for prolonged periods and then a set will come. Sets should be good longboard conditions with a nice push on them. Tides are high at 12 Saturday and closer to 1 Sunday but the tides are not massive high tides so you should be able to surf around 1 hour either side of high tides. Just stay out from 12 to 2 Sunday.
North West
Strandhill is showing small 1ft conditions for both Saturday and Sunday with moderate offshore winds with the winds much light on Sunday but still only 1-2ft conditions with the better conditions Sunday when the period builds to 14 seconds which will help it to bend in easier. In the Bundoran area it is showing small to flat conditions for Saturday with moderate to strong offshore winds at times with Sunday only bringing 1-2ft conditions on peak one of Tullan Strand with Rossnowlagh probably small to flat. Winds are light northerly for Sunday.
North Coast
For Portrush on Saturday it looks like it will struggle to get much swell with a cross swell coming in from the easterly winds that are blowing which may bring 2ft waves but the winds are also easterly leaving no shelter and cross shore messy conditions for Saturday. Sunday sees a very small weak 4 seconds period wind swell with onshore winds making for small messy onshore conditions so not great all round for the north facing spots.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
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