Author: Col

East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking small to flat for the weekend with no signs of incoming swell with moderate southerly winds all weekend.

South Coast

Tramore is also looking small for the weekend with Saturday showing 1-2ft conditions with a small 5 second period which will produce more of the 1ft waves than 2ft but could be ok for kids on foamies as the winds are very light throughout the day. Sunday will not have any waves.

South West

Waves are looking 2-3ft in Garretstown with a good 10 second period which should make for some ok waves but the winds are moderate onshore in the morning meaning that there might be a bit of bump on the waves which should clean up later on when the winds go cross offshore. Sunday sees the waves drop back to 1-2ft max with light onshore breezes. Inch Beach is looking like the swell is slightly large but it has a touch of north in it so it should be a good bit smaller than forecast bringing 3-4ft conditions with onshore winds from the north west up to 15mph. Sunday sees the winds swing to the south with the lightest winds in the morning with 2-3ft conditions on the beach.

West Coast

Lahinch is looking like it will have some nice conditions on Saturday for swell with the waves in the 3-4ft range with the possibility of bigger on sets as there is a small touch of north in the swell. The winds are light onshore building on Saturday evening. Sunday sees the winds drop right back but the swell drops also meaning 2-3ft conditions in the morning coming back to 2ft later on as there is a smaller period meaning longboards or foamies should have fun. Tides are high after 10am Saturday and after 11 Sunday so leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill is forecasting some really nice conditions for Saturday with 4ft conditions and light offshore winds for most of the day and when it does go onshore later on it is less than 10mph breezes. Sunday starts around the 3ft mark with barely a breeze before it drops slightly and the winds pick up a little from the south meaning cross offshore fort the day, turning cross shore by evening. In the Bundoran area, it is looking like a good day for Tullan on Saturday with some very light offshore conditions and the winds fall away to nothing for the rest of the day. It should be a solid 3-4ft for most of the day, tide depending. Sunday drops a little to 3ft in the morning and dropping as the day goes on and the winds turn slightly onshore, so best in the morning.

North Coast

Conditions around Portrush could get up to 1-2ft on Saturday with the 10 second period favouring East Strand with light offshore winds. Sunday looks more like 1ft waves with light offshore breezes all day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Conditions are looking small to flat for the weekend in Wicklow with moderate winds from the south on both days.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it will not get much above 1ft for the weekend with the winds light offshore on Saturday and light to moderate onshore for Sunday. Saturday has a weak 6 second period which is probably just waves coming off the back of the moderate onshores on Friday. Sunday sees a new swell arrive but the winds are onshore making for 1-2ft bumpy conditions.

South West

Conditions around Garretstown are showing 2-3ft waves with a good 10 second period with the winds blowing cross shore offshore from the north west for most of the day and moderately strong making for bumpy conditions. Sunday sees the period drop a little with 2ft waves forecast but the winds are direct onshore making for blown over conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing 3-4ft conditions but the winds are blowing from the north which could have a little shelter by the north end of the beach but with the waves having a good bumpy and cross choppiness. Sunday sees the winds swing to blow from the south south west which will bring an onshore feel to the waves with 3ft conditions blown over.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing a good pulse on Friday evening with an 11 second period and light onshore winds but this pulse very quickly fades on Saturday so best conditions are first thing Saturday morning when the winds are lightest but the tide is only off the rocks after 7am so get in early and get the light winds that go cross offshore first thing before going cross onshore in the afternoon. It could have 3-4ft conditions early on dropping back to 2-3ft blown over later on. Sunday sees the winds mostly onshore in the 7-15mph so a little bumpy with 2-3ft conditions going offshore by evening. A mixed bag of conditions but with the periods not getting above 10 seconds, I would recommend longboards or foamies. tides are high at 5am and 5.30pm Saturday and 6am and pm Sunday, leave at least 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Strandhill is looking like the winds are going to be onshore on Saturday but not too strong with 2ft conditions at best. Sunday starts off with 1ft and will slowly build to 2ft later in the day with the winds offshore for the rest of the day. In the Bundoran area it is looking like early Saturday is probably the best shout with 2-3ft conditions and light winds dropping back as the day goes on with the winds also turning light onshore but building into the evening. Sunday sees the winds cross onshore for the day and only 1-2ft at best with the winds dropping by Sunday evening with another good window once the winds drop with some 2ft waves coming through.

North Coast

On the north coast it is looking flat for Saturday in the Port with only less than 1ft then for Sunday. All beaches around Portrush will be small but good Supping conditions.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

It is looking like a small to flat weekend on the east coast this weekend. Winds are very light so it will still be good for any supping but very little by way of waves.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it won’t get much above 1ft for Saturday with Sunday looking very flat. Wind on Saturday will be light offshore with Sunday onshore and too small for any surf.

South West

Garrestown is showing 1ft with light offshore winds with up to 2ft conditions on Sunday with light onshore winds but these should be less than 7mph so it should still be light conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry looks like it will be flat on Saturday with light northerly winds. Sunday looks like the conditions are going to be really good for Inch on Sunday with the conditions showing 3ft conditions with bigger sets in between up to 4ft.

West Coast

Saturday is showing northerly swell conditions which are going to make the waves smaller than forecast with light onshore breezes. It is showing 2-3ft waves but realistically this will be probably only 1-2ft max. Sunday looks like it could be really good for Lahinch with a perfect south west swell coming into the bay with good 2-3ft conditions and bigger on sets with light onshore breezes that are so light there should be no impact on the waves. Tides are high at 11am on Saturday and closer to 12 on Sunday but these are only 3.3/3.2m tides which means that they should only be on the rocks for just over an hour so leave only 1-1.5 hours out of the water for safe access and exit.

North West

Conditions in Strandhill are showing 2ft conditions all day on Saturday with the winds are north westerly light onshore but with only 7mph winds so it should still be ok but the 9 second period will mean that it will really only be good for longboards or foamies. Sunday is showing that the swell is coming from the south west which is not great for Strandhill as it prefers more north in the swell so while the period is a good 10-11 second period, it will probably only have 1-2ft of the 2-3ft expected. In the Bundoran area it shows that Saturday should have some nice conditions first thing on Tullan Strand with the winds very light in the morning with waves in the 2-3ft region. The winds turn light onshore after midday but this is still light onshore. Sunday looks more like 2-3ft conditions with light onshore winds all day but the winds are less than 5mph so a little bumpy but still good longboard conditions all day.

North Coast

Conditions are showing barely 1-2ft for the north coast on Saturday for the north coast with Sunday looking small to flat. Winds are barely breezes but the swell just isn’t there.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Both days over the weekend are looking small to flat for any waves with offshore winds on Saturday and light breezes on Sunday.

South Coast

It is looking like it is weak wind swell that is headed for Tramore with strong winds forecast for Friday evening bringing 6 second period 2ft conditions with moderate cross shore winds on Saturday making for small bumpy waves that look to drop even further to 1ft on Sunday with light onshore breezes.

South West

Winds are also the factor in Garretstown with the winds blowing onshore Friday that then turns to cross onshore for both Saturday and Sunday making for bumpy 2-3ft conditions blown over. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing onshore conditions with 3-4ft conditions blown over by the strong onshore winds with Sunday showing much lighter winds but still onshore in direction with 10mph plus winds and waves in the 3ft range.

West Coast

The winds on Saturday are going to be the problem for Lahinch with moderate to strong onshore winds all day Saturday from the West North West making for messy white water conditions all day in the 3-4ft blown over range. Sunday shows smaller 2-3ft conditions with onshore winds from the west south west. Tides are high at 6.30am and pm leaving most of the day free to get in the water bar 2 hours either side of the high tides. Sunday’s high tides are at 7am and pm so again leave 2 hours either side for safe access and exit.

North West

Conditions around Strandhill are also going to be onshore with the winds ranging from 14 to 20mph with waves in the 3ft range blown over with Sunday showing smaller conditions in the 2-3ft range but the winds are a lot lighter only being small breezes but the winds from the day before will mean that it won’t be the cleanest but it should be surfable on longboards or foamies. In the Bundoran area it is looking like Tullan Strand will be 2-3ft Saturday with the onshore winds blowing over the size of the waves with a small window of lighter winds first thing in the morning but not for long. Sunday showing light onshore winds and 2ft conditions but hopefully the winds will only be breezes making for slightly bumpy small waves for foamies or longboards only.

North Coast

Unfortunately it is looking small for flat for all spots on the north coast on both Saturday and Sunday with onshore winds for Saturday and light cross onshore for Sunday.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

It is looking very flat for the weekend on the east coast with no swell for improvers.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it could have some small 1-2ft conditions on Saturday with light breezes for most of the day starting offshore in the morning turning onshore by midday but light until evening. Sunday is showing a similar swell size with light breezes all day mostly onshore but still very light.

South West

Garretstown is showing slightly better than Tramore with conditions of 2-3ft on Saturday with the winds light onshore in the morning but picking up after that with Sunday showing slightly better at 2–3ft conditions but with the winds so light that they will have zero effect on the waves with only 1mph in the morning. This does pick up in strength later on but for a longboard cruise, it should be glassy in the morning. Inch Beach in Kerry looks like it could have some 4-5ft conditions on Saturday but the winds are blowing moderate from the south which could make for some cross shore bumpiness with Sunday looking to have similar conditions with the winds slightly less. There could be options for some nice conditions on the north of the peninsula with the winds blowing southerly all weekend so worth checking other spots.

West Coast

Lahinch is looking like a game of two halves this weekend with Saturday showing some onshore conditions with the waves in the 3-4ft region with the winds blowing direct onshore Saturday in the 10-15mph region but this is not super strong but will have a bumping effect on the swell coming in. Tides are high on Saturday at 6am and 6.30pm but they are larger high tides so up to 2.5 hours out of the water either side of high. Sunday sees the winds drop right back to 4mph in the morning peaking at 8-10mph later on, which is only light breezes all day so it will have a bit of lingering chop to it but this won’t stop the waves coming through in the 3-5ft region for the day with the sets growing as the period builds in the afternoon. Tides are high on Sunday at 7am and pm so at least 2.5 hours out of the water for safe entry and exit.

North West

Strandhill is looking similar to Lahinch in that the winds on Saturday with slightly mess with the conditions meaning that the waves will be in the 2-3ft region with bigger on sets with the winds blowing cross onshore for Strandhill before dropping right back for Sunday which will have light onshore breezes meaning that there will still be a little choppiness on the waves but for the most part clean. Conditions should be slightly better at 4-5ft and getting better as the day goes on with the improving period from 9-11 seconds. In the Bundoran area conditions look like light onshore Saturday with the winds from the south west with the waves in the 2-3ft region with Sunday bringing the really light winds and 4-5ft conditions to Tullan Strand and 2-3ft conditions for Rossnowlagh. Be mindful that Sea Sessions is on this weekend so Tullan or the Peak may be chosen for the competition location on either Saturday or Sunday meaning that either the Peak or peak 1 Tullan may be out of commission during the competition hours.

North Coast

Conditions on the north coast are looking small for the weekend with 1-2ft for Saturday with light offshore winds meaning really only good for lessons or those keen to get wet with the longboards. Sunday looks slightly better with light onshore winds less than 10mph but the swell picks up to bring 2-3ft conditions to the likes of East Strand or Whiterocks. The swell builds as the winds pick up so pick your moment and enjoy.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

It is looking like there will be very little swell making it up the channel on the east coast with the waves looking like less than 1ft all weekend with light to moderate winds from the south.

South Coast

It was looking really good on the south coast earlier in the week but it is now showing 2-3ft conditions for Saturday but this will be weak waves with only a 6-7 second period and winds blowing from the west south west making for cross onshore bumpy conditions for Tramore. Sunday sees the winds drop off to less than 10mph with 1-2ft waves max.

South West

Conditions in Garretstown are looking like it is going to be moderate onshore all day Saturday with the gusts blowing up to 25mph which will make for 3ft blown over waves with weak consistency. Sunday sees the winds drop back but still onshore so expect 2-3ft light onshore conditions but probably more favourable to foamies or longboards. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing big and messy conditions for Saturday with Sunday not fairing much better with the winds still moderate onshore up to 20mph with 2-3ft blown onshore waves. I would avoid the beach on Saturday as it will not be surfable.

West Coast

Lahinch is looking big and messy Saturday with 6ft plus conditions blown over by winds in the morning up to 30mph onshore and only dropping back to 15-20 later on so still bumpy conditions. Sunday sees the winds drop back slightly but still blowing 12-15mph onshore with weaker period making for 2-3ft waves blown over with the winds. Plenty of duck dive practice and the odd nugget here and there. Tides are high on Saturday at 1pm but its not a massive high due to the neap tides so this should only mean about 1-1.5 hours of out the water around 1pm. Sunday sees the tides high after 2pm with 1.5-2 hours out of the water either side. Neap tides occur when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to the earth meaning very little pull as the sun cancels out the large pull of the moon on the tides. These occur during the first and third quarter when the moon appears “Half Full’.

North West

Conditions in the north west are looking like the Friday and Saturday are going to be the better conditions around the country with Strandhill showing that it could have 6ft conditions with light offshore conditions for most of the day with a small pick up in winds on Saturday evening before Sunday turns light onshore but not too strong. The swell drops back on Sunday also bringing 3ft conditions in the morning dropping back to 2-3ft for the remainder of the day. In the Bundoran area it is looking like a good Tullan day but the winds have been onshore on Friday meaning that Tullan could be lumpy and bumpy meaning that Rossnowlagh could be the spot for 3-4ft conditions on Saturday with light offshore winds all day until evening when it picks up slightly. Sunday looks like a nice Tullan Strand start to the day with light breezes not picking up at all throughout the day but light onshore in direction.

North Coast

Portrush is looking like it could have some really nice conditions on Saturday morning when the swell is the right angle for East Strand and Whiterocks with light offshore winds until the evening when it turns light to moderate onshore so get on it early. Waves should be in the 2-3ft region but with the 13 second period early on there should be some good 3 footers dropping back as the period falls throughout the day. Sunday looks like 1-2ft foamie conditions with light onshore winds so make the most of Saturday.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col

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East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking very flat for the weekend with the summer well and truly here as far as swell is concerned. Only option on the east coast is to give Hugh a call in Brittas Bay Surf School for a SUP Tour or lesson.

South Coast

Tramore is not looking like it will get over 6” for the weekend with no swell and no period to push any waves that direction.

South West

The waves in Garretstown are looking like they won’t get much over the 1ft range on Saturday with a weak period small swell with light cross offshore winds. Sunday looks a little better but only slightly with up to 2ft waves but these will be weak with only a 5 second period so most likely wind swell that’s travelled with cross onshore winds. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a north westerly swell of a decent size but with the amount of north in the direction, it is going to struggle to get into Inch Beach and the winds are not favourable for the north side of the peninsula so not great options. Inch might have 2ft conditions on sets. Sunday sees more of the same but the winds have a touch more west in them meaning more onshore and even worse than Saturday with up to 2-3ft but blown over.

West Coast

Lahinch Beach is currently closed due to elevated levels of bacteria in the water. I therefore cannot recommend any get in the water and to do so might put their health at risk. (Conditions were onshore anyway so not great for improvers!)

North West

Conditions in Strandhill are looking like the winds are going to ruin play with a decent swell size coming through with 3-4ft waves but these will appear smaller with the onshore winds and poor period. Winds are up to 15mph onshore. Sunday sees the winds drop slightly but with moderate gusts onshore with 2-3ft conditions with it best in the afternoon. While the swell is nearly 6ft, it’s only an 8 second period which is pushed by the winds. In the Bundoran area it is looking like 3ft and onshore all weekend at Tullan making for messy conditions but if it is going to be onshore Rossnowlagh will have 2ft and handle the onshore a little better than Tullan.

North Coast

It is looking chunky on the charts for Portrush but in reality this is not going to produce heavy conditions as the periods are onshore wind swell with Saturday showing 3-4ft conditions possibly bigger on sets at East Strand and Whiterocks but the winds are a messy 20mph+ cross onshore leaving little shelter on either day.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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East Coast

Conditions on the east coast are looking small to flat this weekend for improvers with very little chance of any waves. Give Hugh in Brittas Bay Surf School a shout for SUP Tours and lessons over the weekend.

South Coast

It is a similar story for the south coast with conditions in Tramore only delivering flat calm for SUP Tours. Call Surf SUP Tramore if you are interested in going out on a SUP Tour in the good weather.

South West

Garretstown is not looking like it will get much above 1-2ft for the weekend with a small 8 second period so you are really only talking about knee high conditions that are weak and probably only for foamies with light breezes. Inch Beach is showing 2-3ft but that’s coming from the north which will struggle to get into the bay but given that it’s a 4.5ft swell on Saturday it could bring 2ft conditions with moderate northerly winds but hopefully the hills might offer some shelter. Sunday drops back and is probably be too small for anything for improvers but could have 1-2ft conditions for foamies with a light northerly breeze. Monday looks to have the winds pick up and go more westerly making things bumpy 1-2ft but more of the 1ft than 2ft as the period is only 8 seconds.

West Coast

Lahinch is showing 3-4ft conditions on the charts but this is unlikely given the north in the swell which will probably only see 2ft conditions on the beach with light breezes that should make for cleanish conditions but probably only for longboards or foamies. Sunday will probably not peak above 1-2ft but the winds are also showing light onshore so a little small and bumpy. Monday has more of the same with a little more push in the winds so again small and bumpy. Tides are high at 1.30 Saturday but it’s a small high so only 1.5 hours either side for safe access and exit. Sundays high is before 3 but a bigger high so 2 hours either side for safe access and exit and Mondays high is before 4 with 2 hours either side out of the water.

North West

Conditions on the north west are looking like a summer swell 3-4ft on Strandhill for Saturday with light onshore breezes. Enniscrone should have 3ft conditions with light onshore breezes on Saturday. Sunday bringing slightly smaller 2-3ft conditions to Strandhill and 2ft for Enniscrone with the winds picking up in strength a little in the gusts making for slightly bumpy conditions. Monday looks to pick back up again the swell for both spots with 3-4ft in Strandhill and 3ft for Enniscrone but the winds are gusting to 21mph onshore for Strandhill and cross onshore for Enniscrone. In the Bundoran area it is looking like the winds are a little more exposed with Saturday showing 3ft conditions on Tullan with bigger on sets with the 10 second period with Sunday dropping back to 2-3ft and Monday back up to 3ft+ but the winds Sunday and Monday are going to make for bumpy onshore conditions for Bundoran. Rossnowlagh could have a wave Saturday and Monday but the onshore winds will still be present but Rossy handles it a little better than Tullan as the waves come in more direct in wider bay.

North Coast

Portrush is showing to have 3ft conditions for Saturday with the winds blowing direct onshore for East Strand and Whiterocks with Sunday showing a possibility of some ok conditions first thing with the winds having a touch of south to start before going cross shore for the rest of the day but East Strand could have some shelter with 2-3ft waves possible. Monday looks to have the winds pick up a little but the best shout would be East Strand as it may have shelter at the Arcadia end with 3ft conditions forecast but I appreciate that the Bank Holiday was last weekend for the north coast.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

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