Tag: Surf Essentials

East Coast

Conditions are looking small and messy for the east coast with the swell coming from a north east wind that is blowing onshore bringing 1-2ft weak wind swell waves with only a 6 second period. Winds are coming off the back of onshore conditions for Friday and into Saturday morning with the onshore winds set to drop slightly on Saturday afternoon but only for a brief respite before picking up again and staying moderate onshore through Sunday. Sunday sees more of the same 1-2ft waves blown onshore with periods down to 5 seconds so really only good for lessons or kids.

South Coast

Tramore is looking small to flat for the weekend with the swell coming from the south east on Saturday with north east winds. Due to the small fetch area from the south east, this means small to flat conditions. Sunday sees the swell come from the more expected south west but just not enough to bring waves.

South West

It will be a similar story for Garretstown with very little swell showing with only 1-2ft expected but with northerly winds which will be nicely offshore, could be something there for a Foamie or longboard if you’re keen. Sunday sees similar wave conditions but the winds pick up significantly blowing from the north and north east making it hard to get into the smaller waves. Inch Beach looks to have some really nice conditions for Saturday with 3-4ft waves with possibly a little smaller as there’s a touch of north in the swell but it should be really clean with light offshore breezes so get on it. Sunday sees the offshore winds pick up to 20mph plus so ideally get out on the Saturday for the near perfect conditions.

West Coast

Lahinch should have some really nice 2-4ft conditions with light offshore breezes Saturday and a good 12 second period so could have both nice short board and longboard waves on show. Sunday sees the winds pick up and while still offshore the period does drop to 10 seconds meaning less push in the wave so Saturday is the better day but Sunday will still have a wave but possibly better for the bigger craft. Tides are high at 2pm Saturday so out of the water 12-4pm or until the waves drop off the rocks in the afternoon and high at 3pm Sunday so possibly only good for the morning up to 1pm.

North West

Strandhill should have some nice 3ft conditions with bigger on sets with the good 12 second period and nice offshore breezes on Saturday which should be good. Sunday sees the winds still light but with stronger gusts and 2-3ft waves. In the Bundoran area it should be a great Tullan day on Saturday with 3-4ft waves on peak one in by the cliff with 2-3ft waves for the rest of the beach and light offshore breezes for the day. Sunday is a little smaller at 2-3ft with the winds a little stronger gusting to over 20mph at times but all offshore.

North Coast

Around Portrush it looks like the conditions are going to be in the 2ft regions with possibly bigger on the 12 second period with winds easterly winds blowing Saturday so light cross shore conditions for both Saturday on East strand but offshore for West Strand which may pick up more of the north westerly swell and Sunday showing smaller 1-2ft waves with stronger offshore winds for West Strand Sunday.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

Apologies for the late report, I got locked out of the website!

East Coast

Surf on the east coast is looking like it is going to be small for most of the day on Saturday with it picking up in the evening bringing 1-2ft for most of the day but with a weak 5 second wind swell period. Sunday looks to pick up to 8 second periods which will probably kick things up a gear into 2-3ft for most of the day but the earlier you can get on it the better as the swell is really only peaking overnight and by afternoon is down to 1-2ft again. Monday sees another pulse but this time late on in the day but this will probably only hit 2ft due to the poor 6 second period so really only good for foamies or longboards. Winds are southerly all weekend.

South Coast

With the southerly winds that are blowing for the day on Saturday, it is looking like the bay will be onshore with weak winds swell for Saturday. Sunday sees a pick up in the conditions with the winds turning cross offshore for Tramore with 3-4ft conditions dropping down in the afternoon. Monday sees a return to the onshore conditions and lower periods so make the most of the conditions on the Sunday but don’t expect it to be too clean as the onshores will have brought bump to the waves from the preceding days.

South West

Garretstown is showing a similar story with onshore conditions for Saturday with the winds gusting up to nearly 40mph with 3-4ft blown over waves. Sunday starts with cross shore winds and quite a sizeable pulse of swell coming from the south west which could see conditions exceed 6-7ft with the good 14 second period. The cross shore winds could make for bumpy conditions and more favorable to rights but be mindful that big periods bring big gaps which can cause a false sense of safety and then sets could light up the bay. Monday returns to onshore conditions for the day ruining play with massive waves and messy conditions. Inch Beach in Kerry is looking like it is going to be maxed out all weekend so definitely give it a miss as the swell and periods are very large.

West Coast

Lahinch is forecast to be very big over the weekend so I would raise a concern of caution as the forecast is showing conditions on Saturday to be in excess of 6-10ft with the winds showing cross offshore for the south end of the beach. Sunday is showing even bigger at 10ft plus and Monday is showing 15ft plus so I would be suggesting to give it a miss for the weekend unless you are local and can find shelter from the large waves. Pay particular attention to the high tides which are big lows to big highs and with the large waves forecast, the tides will rush in so don’t get caught out.

North West

Conditions around Strandhill are going to be maxed out for the whole weekend so I would be looking for spots that have shelter or can kill off a lot of the swell. Spots like Aughris will probably kick in on Sunday and Monday with Streedagh only having a small wave Saturday before jumping up to have a chunky wave on Sunday that would be too scary. Sunday and Monday are probably no go’s for Streedagh but worth checking Sunday if it’s not too big at the south end. Tullan Strand will be maxed out all weekend even though the swell on Saturday is only 4.6ft, the period is moving between 13 and 14 seconds which is a significant amount of water moving around with large heaving waves, leaving only Rossnowlagh on Saturday, Sunday and Monday but I would not be trying to get out back as the waves will be large by Rossnowlagh standards and the reforms could be well over 6ft so stay on the inside and take care.

North Coast

In Portrush it is looking like the conditions should be 2-3ft with the odd bigger sets on the 14 second periods with the winds blowing moderate to strong offshore from the south. Sunday sees both the waves and the periods jump to 16 seconds meaning that the swell should be around 4-5ft and possibly much bigger on sets but the winds are turning cross onshore for East Strand. Monday sees the winds turn back offshore with 20-30mph winds from the south and waves in the 5-7ft range.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col,

Surf Improvers

East Coast

So normally the east coast gets a nice hit in the aftermath of a storm with the large pulse of swell coming up the east coast but as there is a second storm front coming in for Sunday, it is showing that Saturday will probably not break above 1-2ft despite the 11 second period. This could be ok for anyone super keen. The winds are moderate offshore in Wicklow. Sunday sees another storm front pass over but this time the winds are turning to hit the east coast from the south east which will bring waves but with the winds exceeding 50mph onshore, I am going to recommend giving it a miss as the amount of swell and current moving are too dangerous to support going for a surf.

South Coast

Tramore is looking like it could have a really nice period of good waves on Saturday morning but be mindful that these waves are coming off the back of a storm with no offshores so there will be a large amount of chop on the waves but waves none the less and light winds in the morning up until lunch when the winds turn direct south and the gusts and main winds start to grow ahead of the second storm coming. Sunday turns to a no go, so avoid.

South West

Garretstown sees similar light winds on Saturday morning which should bring some nice 6ft+ waves with that 13 second period but as Garretstown is further west than Tramore, the winds are picking up in strength and kicking in earlier so get on it early . Sunday is a write off so make the most of Saturday. Inch Beach in Kerry does not let up after the first storm with the west more exposed to the winds so both Saturday and Sunday are a no go.

West Coast

Lahinch sees a very small window on Saturday morning where the winds let off for a small period but this is coming off the back of onshore so expect bumpy conditions with the waves well overhead so this should be for the experienced only but with the winds, I would expect experienced surfers to give it a miss. Winds are good up until around 3pm when they turn onshore and the second storm comes in. As the storm is whipping around, it is actually showing offshore conditions for Lahinch but the strength of the winds is the concern with the main winds blowing at around 30mph (50kmh) with gusts up to 50mph (80kmh) so I would not recommend it unless you are local and find that the winds are much lighter than forecast and even then I would recommend caution as they can easily pick up while you are in the water and returning to shore would then become an issue and trying to paddle against 80kmh gusts is not possible. Tides are high at 2.30 Saturday and 3.30 Sunday so allow at least 2 hours before to exit the water.

North West

Strandhill looks like it could be quite large on Saturday due to the large swell and period forecast so I would be looking for spots that could kill off some of the size like Streedagh but this could still be quite dumpy. Other alternatives would be Aughris or Rossnowlagh. Aughris could have offshore winds and 2ft waves with Rossnowlagh showing bigger on Saturday but the winds are not ideal at crossshore. Sunday sees the winds pick up quite significantly so I would recommend giving it a miss as the strength of the winds peaks at midday with gusts up to 50mph for the whole of the day.

North Coast

Portrush sees some clean conditions on East Strand all day on Saturday but the swell is chunky and could have some decent reform waves on the inside but some of the waves out the back will be over 6ft with the 12 second period. Winds are moderate offshore for Saturday. Sunday sees the winds pick up and come from the south east which, while offshore for some spots like West Strand, I would predict these to be too strong unless there is some land drag but West Strand would be the only option for Sunday but exercise extreme caution before getting in the water as the gusts are up to 50mph by 3pm.

Surf Safe and Enjoy,

Col

Surf Improvers

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