Kilcummin Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at Kilcummin Harbour for the next couple of weeks.

The start of this stretch looks a bit flat and ordinary, nothing that’s gonna get the heart racing just yet. We’ve got a few days of small, weak surf, and the wind is mostly a cross-off or off, which is good for tidiness, but the swell just isn’t there. We’re looking at a gap of a couple of days with nothing really worth paddling out for. The water temperature is 61°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

The first real nod comes on Thursday the 13th, with the swell nudging up to 4ft from the west-southwest, a period of 10 seconds and a gentle offshore wind. The energy is still moderate, around 257 on the dial. It’ll be clean, but still pretty average – just a surfable wave. The wind goes a bit cross-off in the afternoon and it gets a touch messier.

Friday and Saturday the 14th and 15th look poor, with a cross-shore and then cross-on wind throwing chop at us. The swell is there, 4ft to 5ft, but it’s short-period wind swell at 8 seconds and the surface will be messy. Not your friend.

Sunday the 16th is a little better, with a morning offshore breeze and a small 4ft from the northwest, cleaning things up a bit, but it’s still nothing special. The beginning of the following week, Monday the 17th, has a bit more size but the quality won't be there.

Then, hold on to your boardies. Around Wednesday the 19th, we’ve got a huge pulse of swell coming in. The models are showing a serious 23ft from the west-northwest with a 13-second period and a massive energy reading of 16219. That’s a big, powerful groundswell, but it’s too much for this spot. It’s going to be a washing machine, and with a cross-on wind, it’s a definite skip for paddling. The energy drops a bit on Thursday but it’s still way too big and onshore. This is kite-surf territory if anything.

Things start to settle down after that. We’re looking at a few days of still-large but messy surf, around 7ft. Finally, on Saturday the 22nd, the window opens. The swell drops down to 8ft from the west-northwest with a 10-second period. The wind is light, cross-off, and the energy is still strong at 1111. For an experienced surfer, this is going to be a proper session. It’s still a heavy wave, so not one for the learners.

And if you miss that, Sunday the 23rd is looking like another gem. The swell is still solid at 8ft from the northwest, but the wind goes light offshore, and the energy is around 1081. Clean, lined-up, and pushing hard. Another one for the experienced crew. The period is a moderate 10 seconds.

The last few days of the window fade out with smaller surf and the wind starts to blow again, so it looks like those two days at the end are the pick of the bunch. Look, it’s a long-range call, so treat it as promising rather than a guarantee, but worth circling in the diary.

That’s it from me. Stay safe out there.

Rusty

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