East Coast
Saturday is looking very flat on the east coast with very little swell but moderate winds from the south. Sunday looks to have a little more wind swell coming up the channel but this is weak 5 second wind swell coming up the channel but this will not create waves above 1ft in Wicklow.
South Coast
Tramore will struggle to get above 1ft with the wind swell that is forecast for Saturday with moderate offshore winds all day. Sunday starts small and but quickly grows to 3ft with moderate to strong onshore winds making it messy for surfing and probably not worth the paddle. Save the dry wetsuit for another day.
South West
Garretstown on Saturday starts with a nice 2-3ft wave but the only problem is the wind direction which is cross shore to Garretstown with winds peaking around the 20mph so bumpy conditions but with the 14 second period, it could have a little bit of punch behind it. On Sunday the winds have turned direct onshore making for messy 2-3ft blown over conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry is a write off on both days with big unwieldy swells and the winds are direct onshore making for messy conditions and should probably be avoided.
West Coast
Lahinch is seeing another north westerly swell again this weekend and from what we saw last weekend this weekend could be smaller again. Winds are also cross onshore Saturday and direct onshore Sunday with Saturday coming in at 15-25mph strength and Sunday showing gust of up to 40mph. Saturday could have 2-3ft conditions from the north swell with Sunday showing a swell direction that is coming directly up into the bay making for large 6ft blown over conditions with the winds blowing the waves over making for messy conditions. There is also due to be a competition on this weekend for the Juniors but this will probably run on Saturday in front of Vaughan’s restaurant as Sunday will be too messy. Tides are also against you this weekend with high on Saturday at 1.30pm but not too big a high but it still leaves 2 hours either side out of the water. Sunday’s high skips forward to nearly 4pm with the clocks going forward making most of the day out of bounds on both Saturday and Sunday.
North West
With north west winds forecast for Saturday there are no spots that will have shelter from the winds along the Sligo coastline and on up into Bundoran. This means big and messy conditions for Saturday and this continues into Sunday but the winds swing to be south westerly Sunday but the winds are gusting to nearly 40mph making for messy conditions everywhere and with the swell forecast for 13ft @ 12 seconds there are very few spots that can handle that wind or swell. Aughris may have a tiny area of shelter but the wind strength will still make this messy. In the Bundoran area, Streedagh could have a wave on Sunday but the winds are strong cross shore leaving it very difficult to surf and control a board. Rossnowlagh will have onshore white water for anyone keen for a paddle but the waves will be poor.
North Coast
Portrush will be maxed out at all spots on Saturday with a 15 second period and over 12ft swell making for dangerous surfing conditions with onshore conditions so give it a miss. Sunday sees the swell drop back a bit but the winds are still strong so I’d recommend giving it a miss.
Surf Safe and enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers