Aisling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let's have a look at what's coming up for Aisling's Beach. This is a beach and point setup, fairly consistent, and it's exposed to swell. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there.

Honestly, it's a pretty slow start. The first real standout doesn't come around for a while, so there's a bit of a gap to get through. The early part of the month is pretty ordinary. We've got small, weak swell, with the combined energy sitting around 30 to 100 (weak) for most of the first week. A few windows of glassy or offshore wind pop up, like on Thursday morning with a fresh 30 km/h offshore, but with waves only 1ft and a 10-second period, it's not exactly going to get the heart racing. The 14th of August, Friday afternoon, goes glassy with 1.0ft waves, but it's still just poor surf. The weekend of the 16th and 17th is a little better with some glassy mornings and small waves, but the combined energy stays low, and the period is short—around 6 to 7 seconds—so it's pretty weak.

There's a slight bump in size heading into the 18th of August, with the swell hitting 5ft on Tuesday morning, but the wind is cross-onshore and the period is still a short 6 seconds, so it's messy. The combined energy jumps to 248 (moderate), but the conditions aren't clean. The 19th and 20th see a bit more size, but again, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the period stays short, so it's hard to get excited.

Now, the real standout finally shows up on Saturday the 22nd of August in the afternoon. This is the one to circle. The swell jumps to 6ft from the northeast, with a long 11-second period, and the combined energy rockets up to 1311 (very strong). The wind goes glassy, making for excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers. This is a proper groundswell, and while its long period might make it a bit tricky at a beach break, the point section at Aisling's should handle it well. The swell direction from the northeast is a good match for the optimum southeast direction, but it's still going to be a solid, powerful wave.

After that, the 23rd of August is a bit messy with cross-onshore winds, but the 24th of August, Monday, looks promising again. The morning has a 3ft swell from the east-northeast with a 10-second period, and a clean cross-offshore wind from the west-southwest. The combined energy is 225 (moderate), and it's looking like a good, clean session. The afternoon has a strong offshore wind from the south-southwest, which will keep the waves clean, but the wind is quite strong at 25 km/h.

The very end of the forecast window, the 26th and 27th of August, drops off again. The 26th morning has 1ft on the glass, but the 26th afternoon and 27th have onshore winds and poor conditions.

So, to wrap it up: don't bother with the first week and a half. The clear standout is Saturday the 22nd of August afternoon—glassy, 6ft of northeast swell, and a very strong, powerful energy. The Monday morning after that, the 24th, is your next best bet with clean conditions and a solid 3ft swell. Keep it on your radar.

Rusty.

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