Forecast for Friday 3rd October through to Monday 6th October
Friday will see the first really big storm of Autumn hit the West coast with severe and damaging winds forecast. This definitely limits options at times with the best advice being to stay in doors. As the winds moderate later in the weekend options will open up to get on the water. Dublin looks to be much less impacted with good wind and surf conditions at times.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: Chance of surf all day but particularly between 5pm and dark when it will build from 1.7m at 6 seconds from the SSE to 2.4 metres at 8 seconds. Winds will also be southerly reducing the spots that will offer clean surf but there will be waves.
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Saturday: Another surf day with things starting off slow but in the afternoon the swell will build to 2.6 metres at 7 seconds. Winds will turn SSW at this point and go more south west as the afternoon goes on giving offshore conditions. Wind will be very strong at times.
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Sunday: Flat today.
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Monday: No surf today.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: Best of the wind will be in the afternoon. 10-22 knots from the SSE at 3pm will increase to 15-29 knots by 5pm. Lots of potential.
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Saturday: Not that windy in the morning but by 1pm the wind will have increased to 17-32 knots from the SSE. From here it will continue to increase reaching 25-45 knots from the south west at 5pm. Very gusty conditions and challenging for those without a lot of experience.
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Sunday: 26-46 knots from the WSW for much of the day with some peaks up near to 50 knots. Very windy conditions and only suitable for the most experienced.
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Monday: Much more moderate conditions today with 14-24 knots from the WSW for most of the day. Really nice conditions.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: First thing in the morning there should be some surf with a small west swell and southerly winds. From lunch time on the wind will increase and quickly become so strong it will be dangerous to be out and about.
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Saturday: Still storm conditions. Only the most tucked away corners will have a surfable wave.
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Sunday: 4 metre WNW swell at 12 seconds will drop through the day. Winds will be WSW giving offshore conditions at some spots.
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Monday: 3.7 metre WNW swell at 12 seconds dropping slowly through the day. Winds will be strong SSW giving offshore conditions at a number of locations in Donegal bay.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: Very strong wind developing during the day. Red warning from 2pm onwards.
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Saturday: From lunch time on we will see strong NNE winds starting in the 18-24 knot range and increasing to 24-34 knots by 7pm. Great forecast.
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Sunday: The wind is a bit up and down today but there will be conditions with 15-22 knots from the NNW the lowest strength it gets through the day. Definitely worth a look.
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Monday: No wind today.
NB: This is all subject to change at short notice. This being Ireland weather systems are volatile and a forecast made even the night before can change over night. Hopefully this forecast blog can give a good prediction of what will happen in the days ahead so you can plan the days you look to go on the water but it is always a good idea to check more location specific forecasting models before you go both to know what equipment to bring and for safety.
Abbreviations:
SSE – South South East
SSW – South South West
NNE – North North East
NNW – North North West
ESE – East South East
ENE – East North East
WSW – West South West
WNW – West North West
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