Annascaul Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, we’re looking at the upcoming conditions for Annascaul Rivermouth. It’s going to be a bit of a mixed bag to start, to be honest. Water temp is at 62°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so you can maybe get away with a slightly thinner suit.

Today, Wednesday, we start with almost nothing – just a weak 0.3ft of swell with hardly any energy. It’s flat. That changes for the afternoon, though, with a small 4ft WNW swell filling in, but with the wind onshore, it’s going to be lumpy and uninviting. The next couple of days are a waiting game.

Thursday brings a proper pulse, with 10ft of WSW swell in the morning and a strong energy reading (1478). But it’s a rough, windblown 10-second swell and the conditions are going to be marginal. That’s way too big for beginners – it’s expert territory only. The afternoon backs down to 7ft, but it stays messy.

Friday morning is the first real window of opportunity. The swell drops to 5ft, and even though the period is a short 8 seconds, the wind goes glassy. It’ll be clean, but with that short period and weak energy (280), it might be a bit soft and gutless at the river mouth. Still, it’s the best chance for a clean wave so far. The wind switches back onshore in the afternoon, killing it off.

The weekend looks rough. Saturday morning has a solid 8ft of WSW swell with strong energy, but it’s cross and onshore, looking more like a kitesurfing day than a surfing one. Sunday is a bit smaller but stays ordinary, with clean-ish conditions in the morning on 4ft but not a lot of push behind it.

The start of next week is poor. Monday is small and choppy, Tuesday bumps back up to 7ft but it’s crossed out and blown flat. By Wednesday the quality is still bad.

Looking ahead, there’s a glimmer of hope for the weekend of the 20th. A longer-period, 11-second W swell starts to build, with 7ft in the morning and a big jump in energy to 1078. However, the wind is cross-shore and it’s forecast to be rainy, so that’s promising but far from certain. The 19th might offer a cleaner, smaller option with 5ft, but it’s still only marginal.

After that, the window just fades away. The energy drops right off, and we’re heading to flatness by the 24th, with fresh onshore winds making it choppy and unrideable. For a spot that's usually so consistent, this is a frustrating run. It’s a true test of patience. Keep your eyes on those charts for the 19th and 20th, but don't book your tickets just yet. It’s one of those stretches where you just have to wait for the ocean to sort its head out.

Rusty.

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