East Coast
Conditions on the East Coast are looking small to flat for the weekend with very little swell coming up the coast with light to moderate offshore winds.
South Coast
Tramore is looking small for most of the day but there will be a small wave in the evening around the 1-2ft mark with moderate offshore winds for those that are keen on Saturday. Sunday sees the winds drop back a bit but the swell will still only produce 1-2ft conditions for most of the day until the afternoon when it will drop further.
South West
Conditions around Garretstown could get up to 2-3ft at times with a better 11 second period with offshore winds ranging from 10mph offshore gusting up to over 20mph at times with the best chance for better waves in the afternoon. Sunday starts off with similar but the swell is dropping all day so expect the best conditions first thing and then poorer later. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing that the best swell is the southerly one coming up but this will take a bit to bend into the bay meaning that it will mostly be 1-2ft at best with cross shore northerly cold winds which look to be a consistent 20mph making for biting cold cross shore winds.
West Coast
The predominant swell around Lahinch is coming from a small northerly which is only 8 seconds meaning that it is mostly wind swell being driven by the northerly winds which means that it will likely only be a 1ft wave at best with northerly cross shore winds with Sunday showing similar conditions that look smaller and with lighter winds but still cross shore in direction. Tides are high at 4.30 Saturday and just after 5 Sunday so out of the water by 2.30 Saturday and 3 Sunday.
North West
Strandhill is showing a rather large northerly swell but this is still driven by the winds meaning that it will be a messy northerly onshore 2-3ft with lumpy white water waves Saturday and Sunday dropping back to a 1-2ft with even more onshore with a north westerly direction on the wind. In the Bundoran area it is looking like a messy Tullan on both Saturday and Sunday with nowhere really offering shelter from a north wind so Rossnowlagh will be the best option for those keen for a cross shore bumpy 2-3ft waves Saturday and 1ft Sunday.
North Coast
Portrush looks blown out Saturday with big and onshore conditions with winds gusting in excess of 30mph on both Saturday and Sunday with the swell on Sunday showing more 2-3ft blown over making for messy conditions both days.
Surf safe and enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers