East Coast
Conditions are looking flat to small for the weekend on the east coast with very little swell coming through but some gusty winds blowing westerly on Saturday at 15mph offshore from the west south west and on Sunday blowing to over 20mph from the west north west.
South Coast
It is looking small to flat for Saturday with very little swell coming through with the first signs of ripples on Sunday when it might break at just 1ft but this will be a small period weak waves that will really only suit kids.
South West
Garretstown is looking like that there will only be weak onshore 5 second period waves with light to moderate onshore winds. On Sunday this could break as much as 2ft with the winds cross offshore gusting up to 20mph. Inch Beach in Kerry looks like it could be 2ft on Saturday for most of the day with onshore winds before the afternoon when the swell period and swell builds to bring 3-4ft conditions but with moderate to strong onshore winds leaving no shelter for any good waves.
West Coast
Lahinch is also going to suffer from the onshore winds with westerly winds on both Saturday and Sunday with the swell coming from the north west which means that some of the swell will back off before it hits the beach but it should still bring 2-3ft conditions but with the onshore winds, this will be blown over. On Sunday the swell is also north westerly which may bing 2-3ft blown over. Tides are high after 4 Saturday but it’s a very low high tide which may not stay on the rocks for long so monitor before you enter the water to check if it’s coming in or going out. Sunday also only sees the high tide hit 3m which could allow for shortened time out of the water on high around 5pm.
North West
With the north west swell forecast for the west coast, this will favour spots like Strandhill but the westerly and north westerly winds are not going to favour any spots. Strandhill will likely see 3-4ft conditions on both days and possibly bigger on sets but the onshore winds may blow these waves over to make the waves weaker and mushy. Winds on Saturday are blowing 10-20mph onshore with Sunday showing 15 to 20+ mph making for onshore conditions. These will be perfect for lessons and foamies but not the greatest for improvers. In the Bundoran area the winds are also going to be the Achilles heel with the onshore winds making things messy at Tullan and leaving Rossnowlagh as the only spot for those keen as the direct onshore conditions can be handled better with the waves coming straight in and the winds blowing the peaks over but still leaving something for foamies and longboards but the winds will be hovering around the 15mph onshore and gusting stronger on Sunday.
North Coast
Conditions on the north coast are in the 2ft range today (Friday) but they are due to jump quite a bit over the the course of tomorrow starting out at 2ft but building to 3-4ft later in the day with similar for Sunday but the winds are going to mess with the conditions but the best spot for some of the winds will definitely be East Strand which may offer the best chance of shelter.
Surf Safe and enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers