East Coast
Both Saturday and Sunday this weekend are showing not much by way of swell with the forecast looking like small to flat with moderate offshore winds.
South Coast
Saturday in Tramore starts off with 2ft conditions with very light winds but with it being only a 7 second period, this will really only suit a longboard or foamie. The swell is dropping throughout the day so get on it earlier as Sunday drops back to 1ft with light to moderate onshore winds.
South West
Garretstown could have some nice conditions on Saturday with 3ft conditions from a medium 9 second period with light breezes for the day. Sunday turns onshore with light to moderate onshore conditions and a smaller 1ft wave so make the most of Saturday. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing some really nice conditions for Saturday with the winds at Inch always over the actual wind strength so expect 3-4ft conditions with light cross shore conditions but these shouldn’t affect the waves too much. The winds on Sunday do pick up quite a bit as with most spots this weekend so expect 2ft conditions but with moderate onshore winds.
West Coast
Lahinch is looking really nice on Saturday with light winds all day and a good swell of up to 6ft coming through but this is only on the back of a 9 second period so expect 2ft conditions with 3ft at times and only light breezes. Sunday looks to mess this up as there is a north swell coming through but the secondary swell is still a decent 4.5ft at 7 seconds but the winds are the kicker on Sunday with direct onshore conditions so waves will probably only be 1-2ft blown over. Tides are high at 10.30 which means that the morning is out Saturday and high is at closer to 12 Sunday so wait until the tides drop off the rocks before entering the water.
Northwest
Strandhill looks to have a nice 10 second period coming through which should bring 2-3ft conditions with light cross shore winds Saturday before Sunday turns southerly in the wind direction making for choppy cross shore conditions that are going to make for bumpy waves with 3ft messy conditions. In the Bundoran area it should still be good conditions for the competition with Tullan Strand showing 3ft conditions with a light winds all day Saturday and Sunday will have 2-3ft conditions but the winds are much stronger making for choppy waves coming in off the sea.
North Coast
Portrush looks to have 2ft waves on Saturday with a light cross offshore wind for East Strand and more offshore on Sunday when the winds go southerly but pick up in strength a little to make for moderate offshore winds to a 1-2ft wave possibly bigger with the 11 second period.
Surf Safe and Enjoy,
Col,
Surf Improvers