East Coast
There are waves due for Saturday in Wicklow with 2ft conditions forecast and cross offshore waves with a mix of a primary large period swell that’s small and a small period swell that’s large! the combination of the two should bring 2ft conditions with moderate to strong cross offshore with Sunday dropping back to 1ft waves and offshore conditions so I would make the most of Saturday rather than Sunday.
South Coast
Tramore is looking like it is going to be howling onshore for both Saturday and Sunday with no real opportunities for any good surf.
South West
Like Tramore, Garretstown is going to be maxed out Saturday and just messy onshore Sunday so another one to skip. Inch Beach in Kerry is also maxed out for both Saturday and Sunday so give this weekend a rest down that way.
West Coast
Lahinch will also be maxed out Saturday with large swells and onshore winds making it a no go. Sunday sees the swells drop but the winds continue so again, I’d give it a miss as there will be nothing for Improvers.
North West
The swell due for the north west is large and will probably only bring waves to those spots that can reduce the size of the swell such as Enniscrone but this will still be big at 5ft plus but then with even bigger sets in between due to the 17 second period on Saturday with Sunday seeing the winds turn westerly making a mess of all spots and with south in the swell it will struggle to bring clean conditions to the likes of Aughris but it could be worth a check if you are in the area. In the Bundoran area it is really only a Streedagh option but this is marginal as the swell has a lot of south in it for Streedagh which means that Saturday could have ok waves but the wind direction is not great for here on Saturday or Sunday and the winds are not great for Rossnowlagh either which means that options are limited to messy or not as messy. Tullan would be maxed out completely.
North Coast
The north coast has been having some firing days during the week and this looks set to continue for Saturday but not as big with 2-3ft conditions possibly bigger for Whiterocks with offshore winds that are nice and light until lunch when they start to build in the gusts. Sunday sees the winds swing to blow from the south east instead of south west but the strength has picked up considerably but still offshore. This could prevent the swell coming into the beach with 1-2ft with strong offshores so I would definitely check it early Saturday for those keen.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers