East Coast
It is looking like there will be waves in Wicklow all day on Saturday with the swell showing waves of up to 3ft but the winds have a touch of east in them after 9am which could make things a little bumpy and onshore but it should still be surfable but a little bumpy. Make sure to pay attention to your position as the winds could blow you further up the beach and may require you to get out and reposition further south. Sunday drops back to onshore 1ft waves with moderate to strong onshore winds making for messy conditions.
South Coast
Tramore on Saturday is looking like the winds are going to be strong and messy onshore with no option for shelter with winds gusting up to 40mph at times. Sunday looks to have much better conditions with 2-3ft waves and light to moderate offshore winds making for nice conditions so save yourself for Sunday if you are in the area.
South West
Garretstown looks to be maxed out Saturday so avoid as the onshore winds and large waves will make for messy conditions. Sunday looks to clean up with some sizeable surf in the 6-8ft range with light to moderate offshore winds which could be nice and clean for Garretstown but just be conscious of the 15 second period making for deep duck dives and potential for gaps in the sets followed by chunky waves. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking maxed out Saturday so give that a miss with Sunday also looking big and messy so a weekend to skip Inch.
West Coast
Lahinch is showing moderate to strong cross offshore winds for Saturday with the swell showing 6ft plus conditions so this should be avoided as it will not really produce good conditions for Improvers. Sunday sees the winds drop right back but the swell is showing that the wave conditions will be well overhead with some sizeable chunky conditions so really only for experienced surfers so it should be given a miss with the amount of currents and water moving around.
North West
Strandhill on Saturday is looking like it is marginally too big for the spot but it could have 5-7ft conditions with a good 12-13 second period with offshore winds that are gusting at times to nearly 50mph offshore but this could be lighter with land drag and other spots may favour better such as Streedagh where it should be nicely offshore but it could handle the size a little better. Sunday sees the swell jump significantly and this will leave most spots out of surfing range with possibly only somewhere like Mullaghmore Beach as an option with light offshore winds. The Bundoran area will see Tullan with too much water moving around on Saturday and then Sunday maxed out at most spots and still possibly only leaving Mullaghmore Beach as the option.
North Coast
Saturday in Portrush looks like it could be moderate to strong offshore with a 2ft wave that may be blown out to sea leaving spots like East Strand and Whiterocks small and too strong offshore. Sunday sees a good sized swell that will bring well overhead conditions to East Strand and cross offshore conditions that may favour West Strand more with the amount of East in the winds but the swell will still be chunky so possibly best left to those with experience of the bigger swells due to that 16 second period.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers