East Coast
Today Friday has waves on the East Coast in the afternoon with about 2ft conditions coming into Wicklow but this looks to fade going into Saturday with only 1-2ft at best and this is driven by an onshore wind so expect really low weak onshore waves. Sunday returns to small to flat with moderate southerly winds.
South Coast
Winds on the south coast look much calmer for Saturday with easterly winds but the winds have been onshore on Friday so the waves coming in will still have a good bit of a bump on them with 2-3ft conditions forecast with the size better the earlier you get there. Sunday then drops back to 1-2ft with southerly winds making for onshore conditions.
South West
The winds on Saturday for Garretstown are showing more northerly which should have the conditions offshore with light winds overnight meaning 4-5ft conditions first thing with offshore conditions. These will drop in size over the course of the day to 3ft by late afternoon with Sunday then turning onshore with 1-2ft blown over waves. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing northerly winds which are cross shore but as the conditions on the north of the peninsula would be onshore, this may be the best option with the waves forecast to be well overhead first thing but there is a touch of north in this swell so I would expect waves in the 4-6ft range with bigger on sets due to the 13 second period in the morning dropping to 4ft by the afternoon. The best spot will be as close to the cliff to avoid those cold northerly winds. Sunday sees the winds turn southerly with 2-3ft cross shore conditions.
West Coast
Lahinch is looking on the forecast like the conditions could be in the excellent range with winds barely breezes and offshore all day long on Saturday with waves in the 4-6ft range as there is a lot of west in it which could make for slightly smaller conditions but it should still have some punch when it bends in. Sunday sees a touch more north in the swell with smaller swell and period forecast which may struggle to bend in with 2-3ft and possibly smaller with only a 10 second period with winds cross offshore from the south east. Tides are high in the late afternoon both days so out of the water by 2.30 Saturday and closer to 3 Sunday.
North West
Strandhill is looking like it will be nice and offshore on Saturday with waves in the 4-6ft range with the larger 13 second period and perfect easterly winds. Sunday sees the winds turn a little more south easterly which is still offshore but more cross and gusting up to 20mph with only 2ft conditions. In the Bundoran area it looks like similar conditions with Tullan probably being a little larger with a lot of water moving around but Rossnowlagh could have some nice 3ft conditions and bigger on sets with light offshore breezes on Saturday with Sunday reverting to be Tullan Strand only with cross offshore conditions for Tullan gusting at times.
North Coast
The winds on the north coast look to be moderate to messy cross shore from the east south easterly direction which is cross offshore for the likes of Whiterocks but has a little too much east for it to be clean. The winds are gusting enough to be showing up as the primary swell whereas the real swell is a 2ft north easterly bring 2ft conditions and possibly bigger on the 13 second period. Sunday sees the swell drop further and winds turn more southerly but with only 1ft waves.
Surf Safe and enjoy,
Col,
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