East Coast
Saturday is showing a small northerly swell but unfortunately not enough to bring any waves to Wicklow with 1ft max conditions with southerly winds. Sunday sees the swell swing from the south as normal but is just below what’s needed to bring anything above 1ft.
South Coast
The forecast is for small conditions for Tramore with 1ft max on Saturday with light winds in the morning picking up later on and turning onshore. Sunday sees the winds stay onshore light to moderate with 3ft waves on a 7-9 second period.
South West
Garretstown is looking onshore on Saturday with winds from the south with waves in the 2-3ft. Sunday looks a to jump up to overhead conditions but the winds are moderate to strong onshore making it a no-go. Inch Beach is looking moderate to strong winds all weekend with Saturday showing up to 40mph from the south with waves up to 4-5ft but messy. Sunday maxes out with strong onshore winds making it a mess.
West Coast
Lahinch looks nice on Saturday with some good punchy 3-4ft conditions on the beach with cross offshore winds but more offshore with the best winds the earlier you get in which is when low is so you can surf up until the winds pick up around midday. By mid afternoon the winds look to be quite strong so best to get on it early. Sunday turns onshore all day with 8ft conditions but with the onshore winds this will just be messy blown over conditions. tides are high at 3:30 Saturday and after 4 Sunday so out of the water at least 2 hours before hand for safe exit.
North West
Saturday is showing small conditions for Strandhill with cross offshore conditions tat are best in the morning but with the swell forecast it should only be 2ft max. Sunday then picks up to 4ft plus but the winds are cross onshore making for slightly bumpy conditions nearing onshore messiness. The earlier the better for Sunday before it gets too much west in the wind. In the Bundoran area it is a Tullan day for a brief moment on Saturday morning before the winds start to pick up in strength with the winds gusting to 25mph by midday and then up to 40mph by evening with waves in the 1-2ft range. Sunday is moderate onshore Tullan and messy so maybe Rossnowlagh will hold the winds a little better and have a little more organisation than Tullan which could be very messy. It is not big enough for the likes of Streedagh where the winds would be a little better but swells are too small.
North Coast
Saturday in Portrush is looking small with 1ft conditions and moderate offshore conditions for the likes of East Strand or Whiterocks. Sunday looks much better for the likes of East Strand with nice offshore conditions and 2ft waves which could have slightly bigger sets on the nice 12 second period. Winds are showing a little strong offshore but the land drag could slow this down a little.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers