Aisling's Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, let’s talk Aisling’s Beach. It’s a beach and point setup that likes swell from the southeast. Over the next 16 days, it’s mostly small and messy, with only a couple clean windows, but those windows are on tiny waves. The water’s sitting at about 61°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Tuesday the 18th kicks off with a weak 3ft ENE swell and a short 5-second period. Wind is onshore from the NNE at 12 mph, energy is a paltry 82. Skip it.

Wednesday the 19th is worse – a 1ft ESE swell in the morning, then it jumps to 5ft from the NE in the afternoon, but it’s lumpy and cross-onshore. Energy hits 209, but quality is garbage. Thursday and Friday stay small and choppy.

Saturday the 22nd goes glassy with a 1ft swell – barely a ripple. Sunday the 23rd has a glassy start with a 1ft SSE swell that stretches to a 10-second period in the afternoon, but it’s still tiny.

Monday morning the 24th is the first faint glimmer. Glassy conditions with a 2ft NE swell (6-second period) – barely surfable. Energy is low at 51. Good for a longboard cruise.

The next few days stay small but the wind cleans up. Tuesday the 25th has offshore SSW wind at 9 mph on a 1ft NE swell – clean but tiny. Wednesday the 26th goes glassy in the morning with a 2ft NE swell and a 9-second period – still no power.

Thursday the 27th afternoon shows a 3ft NE swell with cross-off wind, clean. Energy is 99 – close to moderate. Surfable, but ordinary.

Friday the 28th has fresh offshore wind from the SW at 19 mph on a tiny 1ft SSE swell with a long 12-second period. Energy is only 47 – you’d be paddling for nothing.

The standout is Saturday morning the 29th of August. We’ve got a 2ft SSE swell with a nice long 12-second period, and clean offshore wind from the SW at 9 mph. Combined energy is 151 (moderate). This is the cleanest, best-shaped wave of the whole run – glassy, off- angle for the optimum, but it’ll wrap. Saturday afternoon goes cross-shore and messy again.

Sunday morning the 30th shows a bigger 5ft SSE swell with a very long 16-second period. Energy is a strong 1220. But the wind is onshore from the NE at 3 mph, and conditions are marginal. A lot of power, but the wrong wind and that long period might make it dumpy at a beach break. One for experienced lads only.

After that, the run fades into early September with small, weak swells and more onshore wind. Tuesday the 1st of September morning goes glassy with a 2ft SSE swell – surfable but ordinary. Then it’s flat again.

Overall, Saturday the 29th morning is your only real chance at something clean and fun. The rest is a lot of flat or poor conditions. This break is fairly consistent, so it doesn’t usually stay this quiet for long, but this 16-day stretch is a lean one.

Rusty.

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