Forecast for Friday 12th April through to Monday 15th April
The East Coast will have waves on Friday and Sunday before things drop off. Wind wise there will be options for wind sports every day this weekend. Donegal bay will have surf and wind galore. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be best for surfing with windsurfing, kiting or winging possible every other day.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: A 1 metre swell at 5 seconds increasing to 1.4 metres by 5pm. Winds will be from the SSW to south west. Hard to say for sure if that will make it into Dublin bay but worth a look. Definitely waves down in Wicklow.
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Saturday: 1 metre swell at 11am from the south – building for a while before dropping off completely. Again maybe not quite enough for Dublin bay but definitely waves in Wicklow through the middle of the day.
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Sunday: No waves today.
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Monday: No waves today.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 10-18 knots from the SSW for much of the day. Good conditions for bigger kites, sails or great for foiling.
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Saturday: Wind picks up from 11 am blowing south west at 14-26 knots before increasing to 20-36 knots by 3pm and turning more westerly. Great day of wind for all wind sports.
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Sunday: 10-19 knots from the WSW all morning before building to 14-25 knots in the afternoon. Another cracking day for wind sports in Dublin.
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Monday: 20-34 knots from the WNW for most of the day. Great conditions again for wind sports.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: Solid 2.5 metre west swell at 14 seconds increasing slightly through the day. Winds will be southerly until 1pm before turning slightly more SSW. Surf should be absolutely pumping!!
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Saturday: 2.5 metre west swell at 12 seconds first thing in the morning with southerly wind. Winds will turn westerly and blow it all out by lunch time. Get on it early!
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Sunday: 2.9 metre WNW swell at 10 seconds with south west winds. Should give clean surf at more northerly facing spots.
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Monday: 4.4 metre WNW swell at 11 seconds building through the day. Winds will be very strong from the WNW. Only the most tucked away spots will have a wave.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 16-23 knots from the south at 9am. Increasing to 20-29 knots by 1pm before dropping slowly. Great day to get on the water.
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Saturday: 17-26 knots from the south at 9am before turning into the WSW and increasing to 30-40 knots. Big range in conditions but plenty of potential.
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Sunday: 16-22 knots from the south west at 9am increasing to 20-28 knots by 3pm before dropping slowly off. Great day of conditions again.
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Monday: 24-34 knots from the WNW at 9am increasing to 30-42 knots by 2pm and staying in that range for the afternoon. Another day of great wind conditions.
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
