Surf Forecasts:
Aileen's surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, W swell with 298 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aileen's this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aileen's in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aileen's over the next 16 days.
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Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the cards for this stretch of coast, focusing on Aileens (Ireland).
Right now, it’s a bit of a rough start. Through the first few days, the southwesterly winds are just making a mess of things. The swell is there, between 3.3ft and 4.6ft with moderate wave energy (around 291), but that cross-onshore wind is churning it up, leaving the surface choppy and poor. It’s not the Aileens we want to see. These conditions hold through the 7th of July. There’s a flicker on Tuesday afternoon when the wind swings onshore but drops right down, though the surf quality still gets a thumbs down. The water temp is running about average for the time of year.
From Wednesday the 8th right through the weekend of the 13th, it’s a story of small, weak surf. Swell heights drop to between 2ft and 2.6ft, with wave energy falling below 200. The wind does clean up though. By Saturday the 11th, we start seeing some clean conditions with a light offshore breeze from the NNE, but the energy is just too low to get excited about. The true clean spell kicks off on Monday, the 13th of July. For two days, on Monday and Tuesday, we’ve got light offshore breezes from the East and ENE, with clean conditions and a swell around 2.6ft to 3.3ft. Wave energy is moderate, around 168. For a break that’s normally inconsistent, this is about as good as it looks in the short term. It’s a solid pick for a smaller board session in clean conditions, especially knowing it rarely breaks.
After that, the second week is a bit of a write-off. The surf stays small, with heights under 3.3ft, and the wind turns nasty with some gale-force gusts by the 19th and 20th. There’s a curious little spike in period on the 18th, with a 12-second swell, but it’s coming straight onshore with a moderate breeze, so not worth chasing. The long-range outlook is poor and uncertain.
The standout in the whole 16-day window is that window on Monday, the 13th and Tuesday, the 14th of July. For an inconsistent, high-performance reef like this, getting clean, light-offshore winds with 3ft of long-period swell from the west is the best we’ll see. Wave energy is moderate at 168. It’s for the dedicated surfer who knows this spot.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 252 | 230 | 160 | 163 | 142 | 138 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 155 | 225 | 181 | 112 | 86 | 217 | 110 | 103 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.65m | 9:38PM3.85m | 10:13AM3.60m | 10:22PM3.72m | 11:01AM3.56m | 11:13PM3.60m | 11:55AM3.54m | 00:13AM3.52m | 12:57PM3.56m | 1:21AM3.51m | 2:03PM3.66m | 2:34AM3.60m | 3:10PM3.84m | 3:44AM3.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.99m | 3:43AM0.74m | 3:55PM1.10m | 4:26AM0.85m | 4:46PM1.21m | 5:19AM0.96m | 5:50PM1.29m | 6:25AM1.06m | 7:08PM1.28m | 7:41AM1.07m | 8:27PM1.12m | 8:55AM0.96m | 9:35PM0.84m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 129 | 155 | 225 | 181 | 112 | 57 | 217 | 110 | 103 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | NE 3 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 252 | 230 | 160 | 163 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 86 | 108 | 21 | 69 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 110 | 56 | 8 | 101 | 8 | 8 | 413 | 8 |
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