Forecast for Friday 4th July through to Monday 7th July
Dublin will see plenty of wind but not much in the way of waves. Donegal bay will have waves and wind – great for those looking to get out on wing, kite or windsurfer in the waves. Clean surf conditions will be best found all day Friday and Saturday morning.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: Not much in the way of waves in Dublin bay but there should be waves in the afternoon in Wicklow.
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Saturday: No waves today in Dublin bay. There should be a few beginner friendly waves down in Wicklow.
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Sunday: No waves today.
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Monday: No surf today.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 14-24 knots from the south west all day. Great conditions for wind sports.
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Saturday: Windiest in the morning with WSW winds reaching 18-32 knots at 9am. Will remain windy all day but strength will drop very slowly as the day goes on. Great forecast for windsurfers and wingers.
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Sunday: 12-21 knots from the WNW for the entire day. Another good forecast. Malahide estuary should be really fun.
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Monday: Best of the wind in the morning 12-21 knots. It then drops off at around 2pm. Get on it early. Another good Malahide day.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: Swell will build all day reaching 3.3 metres at 11 seconds from the west at around 5pm. Winds will be from the SSW for most of the day offering offshore conditions. Best chance of clean waves over the weekend but very windy.
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Saturday: Swell is biggest in the morning with a 2.5 metre west swell at 11 seconds in the morning. This will slowly drop through the day. Winds will be WSW up until about 12 noon before turning more westerly. Good chance of clean waves on north facing stretches of coast before lunch.
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Sunday: 2 metre west swell at 9 seconds. There will be waves but wind will be from the WNW making for bumpy conditions.
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Monday: 1.4 metre west swell at 8 seconds with north west winds. There will be surf but not very clean.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: Strong SSW all day long. Windiest at around 11 – reaching 24-36 knots and reducing slowly through the day. Great forecast.
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Saturday: 18-24 knots from the WSW for pretty much the whole day. Great forecast!!
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Sunday: Colin skipped the date, might be updating this later
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Monday: Windiest in the morning. 19-25 knots from the WNW at 9am then dropping slowly through the day but plenty of wind still remaining. Another good forecast.
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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