Forecast for Friday 10th May through to Monday 13th May.
There are some wind and swell windows on both coasts. Try and seize the moments when they present themselves!
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
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Friday: No waves forecast.
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Saturday: Not a lot of swell in the Irish Sea.
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Sunday: No waves in Dublin.
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Monday: 1.5 metre SSW swell at 6 seconds from 10am. Stays fairly constant for the day with south west winds giving onshore conditions. There should be some kind of wave in Dublin with better waves down in Wicklow.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: 11-18 knots from 1pm through to late afternoon. Could have a boost from a sea breeze with the warm temperatures. Good conditions for those few hours in the afternoon.
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Saturday: 12-19 knots from the south east at 1pm increasing slightly by 3pm before dropping off by 4pm or so. Again good conditions in the afternoon.
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Sunday: Wind comes up again slightly in the afternoon reaching 10-16 knots from the south east by 3pm. Should be enough for various foiling craft or big sails/kites.
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Monday: 10-16 knots from the south east in the afternoon. Similar to Sunday.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
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Friday: NNot a lot of swell out there. Maybe enough to get Tullan going. Winds will be from the south.
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Saturday: Very little swell around.
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Sunday: Should be good waves today. 1.5 metres at 13 seconds by 9am with very light southerly winds. Swell stays around for the day with wind turning slightly SSW but remaining very light. Definitely get on it if you can.
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Monday: 1.2 metre swell at 11 seconds at 9am dropping off slowly through the day. Winds will be from the south east to south and relatively light. Should be waves on exposed beaches.
Wind Forecast
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Friday: Best of the wind will be in the morning. 14-21 knots from the south at 9am dropping off as the day goes on. Get on it early if you can.
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Saturday: 11-17 knots from the south at 9am. Defintely doable on foil or big kites/sails. Again best of it will be in the morning.
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Sunday: Not a lot of wind today.
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Monday: Wind is a bit up and down. Probably best to take a closer look on Sunday when it will have decided what it is doing.
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
