Forecast for Friday 11th October through to Monday 14th October
Dublin will have wind for most of the weekend but only really one morning of potential surf on Monday. Donegal bay will have waves all weekend and plenty of wind to boot. Looking into the week ahead there should be plenty of wind for both coast lines and a lot of swell in the North West.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: No waves today.
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Saturday: No waves today.
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Sunday: No waves today.
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Monday: There is a 1.5 m swell from the ENE with WSW winds. The waves only hang about for a short time so best to get on it early.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 7-13 knots from the west in the morning before dropping off after lunch. Not a lot to get you going but maybe enough for some foil action. Good for beginner windsurfers at Malahide.
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Saturday: Wind will be from the WSW in the morning reaching 15-26 knots by 11am it will stay fairly constant before turning into the WNW and increasing slightly. Great forecast for wind sports.
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Sunday: Not much happening in the morning but it will increase at around 3pm. Kind of a race against the dark for the wind to kick in properly but it is showing 14-22 knots from the south east by 5pm which would make for nice kite, wing or windsurfing conditions.
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Monday: 8-14 knots from the WSW in the morning. Not an amazing forecast but wind or wing with foil might get you out there.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: 1.8 metre WNW swell at 9 seconds. Winds will be from the south west. Not an amazing forecast but there will be clean waves to be had on north facing coast lines.
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Saturday: Swell will reach 3 metres at 8 seconds by 11am so there will be swell around. Because it is such a low period it is not going to be lined up and the winds will be strong form the west making clean conditions hard to find. Winds turn north at around 3.
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Sunday: Great looking forecast for north facing coastlines. 1.9 metre north swell at 13 seconds dropping only slightly through the day. Winds will be SSE all day. Get on it if you can!
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Monday: Swell drops off today with winds lighter and from the south west. Should be still fun waves to be had on north facing coasts with a 1.3 metre north swell at 13 seconds. Swell will turn more into the north west as the day goes on meaning waves should get into more spots. 14-19 kn
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 14-19 knots from the WSW for most of the day. Definitely enough to get out on the water.
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Saturday: Strong winds today with 23-32 knots in the morning from the west. The wind will drop a bit and turn into the north but there will still be plenty to get out.
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Sunday: Best of the wind will be in the afternoon. 17-25 knots from the SSE should make for great conditions.
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Monday: Wind fairly marginal 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
