Forecast for Friday 21st March through to Monday 24th March
This weekend sees a change in the weather with this extended period of dry weather coming to an end. Dublin bay will see some wind but little in the way of swell. Donegal bay will have swell again but the winds will be largely onshore. Friday through Sunday look great for wind sports.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
Friday: Small south east swell. Maybe enough for beginners down in Wicklow.
Saturday: Small south east swell. Maybe enough for beginners down in Wicklow.
Sunday: 1 metre NNE low period swell with NNW winds. Maybe just enough for a long board on Dublins northern beaches.
Monday: No waves today.
Wind Forecast
Friday: 8-13 knots from the east. Should be enough to get your foils out.
Saturday: Not much wind during the earlier part of the day but around 3 pm the wind will pick up from the north west to reach 10-17 knots and increasing very slightly in the gusts until dark. Again a foil will make the best of these conditions.
Sunday: 11-20 knots from the NNW for pretty much the whole day. Conditions should be fun for all wind sports.
Monday: No wind today.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
Friday: Flat in the morning but a small swell kicks in at around 2 pm. Exposed westerly facing beaches and swell magnets like Tullan strand should have a fun little wave.
Saturday: Swell comes back with a bang today reaching 3.5 metres at 14 seconds. Unfortunately the wind is from the NNW giving few offshore options. There will definitely be waves just generally messy.
Sunday: 2.8 metre WNW swell at 12 seconds with strong north winds. Waves again but only a few places offer the potential for offshore conditions in that wind direction.
Sunday: 1.3 metre swell at 10 seconds from the WNW. There will be waves on exposed beaches with very light westerly winds light onshore conditions.
Wind Forecast
Friday: Best of the wind will be in the morning. 17-26 knots from the south east dropping dramatically from 1pm. Get on it early.
Saturday: Strong NNW winds in the morning reaching 24-33 knots at 7am dropping slowly through the day but there will be enough wind for windsurfing, winging or kiting all day long.
Sunday: 19-27 knots from the north all day long. Great forecast!!
Monday: No wind 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
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