Forecast for Friday 3rd May through to Monday 6th May.
Very settled conditions heading into the bank holiday weekend. Neither Dublin or Sligo will have much in the way of wind or waves. Paddle boarding or kayaying look like the order of the day.
East Coast – Dublin Area
Surf Forecast
Friday: Not much chance of surf today.
Saturday: Not a lot of swell in the Irish Sea.
Sunday: No waves in Dublin but there is very a small southerly swell in the Irish Sea – might be just enough to get beginners going down in Wicklow.
Monday: No waves today. Looks great for paddle boarding.
Wind Forecast
Friday: No wind today.
Saturday: 7-14 knots first thing in the morning dropping slowly through the day. Might be just enough for some foiling or for beginners to get to grips with windsurfing. Best of the wind for the weekend so worth a look if you are keen.
Sunday: No wind today. Break out the paddle board.
Monday: No wind today.
West Coast – Donegal Bay
Surf Forecast
Friday: No swell to speak of with very light winds. May be something for beginners at exposed spots like Tullan.
Saturday: Not a lot of swell around but again somewhere like Tullan Strand could have a wave.
Sunday: Tullan or bust!
Monday: There is a little more swell out there today. 1 metre at 7 seconds building to 1.4 metres at 12 seconds from the north west by 4pm. Winds are from the north west too giving bumpy conditions.
Wind Forecast
Friday: Not a whole lot of wind today.
Saturday: Very light wind today. Break out the paddleboard!
Sunday: Light wind for most of the day. Maybe just enough to foil in the later afternoon/evening but touch and go.
Monday: More promising today. 10-14 knots from the NNW for much of the morning picking up around 4pm to 14-18 knots from the north west. Should be an opportunity to wing, windsurf or kite at some stage 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
