Tag: Surf Essentials

East Coast

Surf on the east coast is looking like there could be some wind swell 1ft conditions which won’t really have a lot for improvers as the period is only a wind swell 5 seconds on Saturday with the winds moderate from the south blowing around the 25mph mark. On Sunday the swell remains around the 1ft mark with a slight drop in swell but slight increase in period so still only 1ft but with slightly less wind from the south coming in at less than 20mph.

South Coast

Conditions around Tramore are looking onshore with the south wind offering no shelter along the coast with both Saturday and Sunday seeing winds from 15-25mph onshore. Waves on Saturday should be in the 2ft range blown over with Sunday showing 2-3ft blown from the back with small periods only really good for lessons.

South West

Garretstown is also looking blown onshore for Saturday and Sunday with the winds making it messy on both days with 15-25mph onshore. Waves should be in the 3ft blown over Saturday and similar for Sunday. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing a decent swell and period but this looks to be exposed to the winds which are showing up to 40mph gusts down that side of the country but this will probably be lighter in reality but still not in the right direction to bring clean conditions. Expect large cross shore conditions around the 6-8ft mark with messy conditions making it best to give it a miss Saturday. Sunday looks like the winds completely back off but the swells could be too big for Inch so explore the north side of the peninsula where the swell should be reduced significantly and could bring smaller swells to around the west side of Brandon Bay with it smallest at Fermoyle working around.

West Coast

Lahinch has had some really nice swell over last weekend and on into the week with this weekend showing some decent swells with the wind gusts possibly a little on the strong but this may reduce with land drag. Saturday is showing 5-6ft conditions with the winds blowing best for the south end of the beach. Sunday sees those winds drop off to bring near excellent conditions with the waves around the 6ft mark with light winds less than 10mph, a little onshore but not enough to bring anything other than a slight bump to the waves. Care should be exercised though as the period is up to 16 seconds which may bring large lulls between the sets and then the sets will come through which could make those 6ft sets even bigger. Tides are high before first light Saturday leaving the whole day free to surf with high at 8am Sunday meaning you will need to wait until it drops off the rocks to get in but then you have the full day to surf.

North West

It has been cooking in the Bundoran area all week with waves through all tides and it looks like it is due to continue into the weekend with a touch of south in the swell again for this weekend which will struggle to light up some of the north facing spots which could mean only 2ft conditions for Strandhill and possibly up to 3ft as the period does hit 13 seconds on Saturday with the winds quite gusty up to 30mph. Sunday sees the winds drop right back and the swell jump significantly in size which will max out the likes of Strandhill but could bring spots like Enniscrone or Streedagh to life with a big 16 second period which means big gaps of nothingness in between sets and then the sea will just come to life. Winds are light offshore for Enniscrone and Streedagh with the winds looking to be less than 10mph for the most with gusts dropping as the day goes on. In the Bundoran area it is going to mean that it will be a Tullan day Saturday but it could be quite bumpy with those winds Saturday but then Sunday will max out Tullan leaving some really nice conditions for the likes of Rossnowlagh on Sunday which could see 5-6ft conditions with light winds with the better winds later in the day when the gusts fall away.

North Coast

Portrush does not look to share the spoils this weekend with the forecast only showing 1-2ft for Saturday with the winds blowing moderate to strong offshore for the likes of East Strand. Sunday looks like it could get up a little better with the bigger period but will still probably only hit 2-3ft with offshore winds that start a little gusty but drop off later in the day as the swell also builds so if you are local and can keep an eye on the spots, it could be good at West or Whiterocks as there is quite a bit of West in the swell and the winds drop very light the later you leave it. Just watch that last light!

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

Saturday is looking like it is not going to break much above the 1ft mark with only a small swell coming up the channel. Winds are coming up from the south also but not enough to drive the swell to bring anything over 1ft. Sunday looks to be smaller again with only less than 1ft coming through with a moderate southerly wind all weekend.

South Coast

Saturday is looking really nice for the longboards in Tramore with a smaller 2-3ft wave coming through with a nice 9 second period. Winds are light offshore all day with the best winds coming around 9am but the winds are nice and light all day. Sunday sees the winds turn onshore for the day so it would be Saturday as the best chance for nice clean waves over the weekend. Waves on Sunday are 2-3ft but the onshore winds will make them messy versus the offshore conditions on Saturday.

South West

Conditions in Garretstown are looking really nice for Saturday with the waves showing 4-5ft with light cross offshore winds but these look nice and light with even the gusts barely breaking 10mph so this should be really nice. Some of the sets will break bigger with the 13 second period so expect some really good waves. Sunday sees the winds turn onshore and pick up quite strongly so make the most of the waves on Saturday. Inch Beach in Kerry is showing some bigger conditions with light onshore winds but I would expect the beach to take some of this size out of the swell with it forecasting up to 8ft plus but I would really expect this to be 5ft plus with light onshore breezes with the winds lightest in the morning before it turns southerly which could bring a little bump to the waves. Sunday sees Inch turn moderate to strong cross shore which will make for bumpy conditions so get out on it Saturday.

West Coast

Lahinch has been forecasting much bigger than hand been appearing on the swell and Friday was no exception with the forecast showing 4-6ft with only 2ft showing up so this is making it hard to predict for the weekend but if I use the same scale then I would expect 4ft conditions for Saturday with the winds blowing light from the south which will favour the south end of the beach with light cross offshore conditions with a small bump but this should be nice waves for Saturday with Sunday look to have the winds pick up and possibly blow the 2ft waves out to sea despite the forecast showing 5-7ft conditions but I would expect 2ft with moderate to strong cross shore winds making for bumpy conditions. Tides are high at 3pm Saturday and 4pm Sunday so out of the water by at least 1pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday as the tides are bigger tides and will rush in a little quicker.

North West

Strandhill is looking nice for Saturday with the winds blowing light offshore all day and less than 10mph. The problem is that the waves forecast have a lot of south in them which always struggles to get into Strandhill and will favour spots like Tullan better. So while the forecast is for 3-5ft waves for Strandhill, these should look more like 1-2ft at best. Sunday sees a little more west in the swell but this will probably only bring some of the 2footers into the bay but this will probably be the max of it but the winds really pick up on Sunday to nearly 30mph offshore so best to get out Saturday on the foamie or longboard and have some fun before the winds blow into your face. Around the Bundoran area it is looking like the southerly swell that misses Strandhill will break into Bundoran and bring nice 3-4ft conditions on peak one of Tullan Strand with 2-3ft for the rest of the beach with light offshore winds all day. Sunday sees the winds really pick up so go for Saturday or as early as you can Sunday before the gusts start to ruin play.

North Coast

In the north of the country the swell looks like it is being blown away from the land by the moderate southerly winds making for swell that will struggle to break over 1-2ft on any of the spots around Portrush with the best chance of waves being on Whiterocks or East Strand where the land drag may slow down that offshore wind.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers