East Coast
Saturday on the east coast looks to have a small wind swell coming up the channel from southerly winds that have picked up overnight and this could bring 1-2ft conditions at best but these will be weak and may not bend into Wicklow with any power so expect small weak mushy waves with a moderate southerly wind. Sunday drops back to small to flat with light breezes blowing offshore.
South Coast
Tramore is looking like those southerly winds on Saturday are going to make for messy onshore conditions with 2ft blown over with Sunday then dropping back in the winds and leaving 1-2ft at best from a 6 second period which will really only favour foamies or lessons with small weak waves and light breezes.
South West
Saturday is showing onshore messy conditions for Garretstown with the winds blowing directly onshore all day gusting to over 30mph at times with 2-3ft blown over. Sunday looks to still be onshore but the winds will have dropped right back so it won’t be clean but it won’t be a mess either with 2-3ft longboard or foamie waves. Inch Beach in Kerry will be blown onshore for Saturday with 4-5ft blown over conditions from the direct onshore winds Saturday and Sunday could have some nicer conditions with the best winds first thing when the conditions should be 4-6ft with light winds.
West Coast
Lahinch is showing 4-6ft on Friday with light onshore winds but the waves on the beach are no bigger than 2-3ft with light to moderate onshore winds. The winds pick up considerably on Saturday and I would reckon that it will have 2ft blown onshore messy conditions with Sunday seeing the winds drop slightly in the morning but then pick up again and always stay onshore which will make for bumpy conditions all weekend. Tides are high at 6.30am and before 7pm Saturday and after 7am and 7.30pm Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side for safe entry and exit.
North West
Saturday in Strandhill is big and onshore and the winds would probably favour the spots that are more northerly facing. Enniscrone should have 3-4ft conditions with cross offshore conditions but the winds are moderate to strong offshore. Sunday is a much tamer affair as the winds lighten off completely and turn more southerly making for light cross shore breezes and 2-3ft conditions for Strandhill. In the Bundoran area, Tullan will be a mess on Saturday as the swell is just a little on the too big side and the winds are going to make it additionally messy. There is too much west in the winds for Streedagh to offer shelter so its Rossnowlagh only for onshore white water. Sunday changes and with the light winds, Tullan should be 3-4ft and light cross shore breezes but with the onshore from the day before, don’t expect it to be super clean but it will be surfable. Rossnowlagh might hit 2ft in the forecasted swell.
North Coast
Portrush is seeing cross shore conditions on Friday that then turn offshore on Saturday morning with a nice 4ft at 12 seconds on Whiterocks that should bring nice 3ft conditions and bigger on sets with the nice 12 seconds period so get on it early as later in the day the winds start to turn more westerly which will then more likely favour the little bit of shelter at East Strand but the early worm gets the waves. Sunday sees light breezes but by then the swell has dropped to 1ft waves, possibly 2ft on sets so if you had a bigger board and were keen, it could have a wave for you.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
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