Forecast for Friday 4th through to Monday 7th October
Looks like Dublin bay will have some of the best conditions this weekend particularly for windsports. There will be plenty of waves on the East coast too but not that easy to find clean conditions. Donegal bay will be short on waves but will have plenty of wind for Friday and Saturday before tapering off through Sunday and Monday. Just have to get your timings right!
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: Solid East coast swell forecast today. 1.8 metres at 6 seconds from the SSE will increase to 2 metres at 7 seconds by 2pm. Winds will be fairly strong from the SSE making clean conditions harder to find but there will definitely be waves.
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Saturday: 2.1 metre SSE swell at 7 seconds for pretty much the entire day. Winds will be from the SSE and strong. Again plenty of swell just need sheltered spots to clean up the swell from the wind.
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Sunday: 1.9 metre SSE swell at 9am. The swell will drop off quickly today but winds will be much lighter. Definitely waves to be had early in the day.
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Monday: 1 metre SSE swell with a 5 second period for much of the day. Probably not enough to get into Dublin bay with enough size to surf but further south into Wicklow there should still be a wave.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 14-24 knots from the SSE for much of the day. Great forecast for wing, windsurf or kite!
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Saturday: 16-27 knots from the SSE in the morning building slightly through the day. Great forecast again today.
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Sunday: Wind looks a bit slack today even for foil enabled wind sports.
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Monday: Looks like some wind between 1pm and 5pm. 11-20 knots. Should be nice!
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: No swell to speak of for much of the north west. Maybe something small at Tullan. Winds will be strong from the SSE.
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Saturday: Much like yesterday it looks like things will be generally flat with the chance of a ripple at Tullan
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Sunday: Tiny WSW swell. That means flat for most parts of Donegal bay except for somewhere like Tullan.
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Monday: Another very small swell but with a bit more period so exposed beaches might pick up a bit of something. Should be a wave at Tullan. Winds will be from the ESE giving clean conditions.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: SSE winds 16-28 knots at 10am dropping through the day. Should be enough to get out all day.
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Saturday: Very windy today - starting out at 22-35 knots and increasing to 25-40 knots by 3pm.
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Sunday: Wind will be marginal.
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Monday: Just about foil weather with 9-13 knots from the south east for much of the day.
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
