Mullaghmore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I’ll be honest, the outlook for Mullaghmore is a tough one. The next wave of any real size doesn’t show up until late in the window, but the wind is a nightmare for a long stretch. We’ve got a real mixed bag of conditions, with a lot of days where the swell is there but the wind just ruins it. The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t come until Saturday the 12th of September, and even then, it’s a short window.

The whole pattern is dominated by a very strong swell event right in the middle of the first week. From Sunday the 7th through Tuesday the 9th, the combined energy is absolutely pumping – hitting four-digit values like 1070 and even 2396 on Tuesday morning – with swell heights pushing 10 feet from the WNW. That’s serious power, but the wind is howling from the WSW and WNW, cross to onshore, just making a mess of it. That’s a setup that looks way more interesting for the kite surfers than for paddle surfing. Too much wind, too much chop.

After that, the swell drops right off. Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th are tiny, with swells barely over 3 feet. The water temp is sitting at 62°F which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a small comfort for a paddle.

Now, the stand-out. It’s not a huge one, but it’s the only real window we’ve got. Saturday the 12th of September. The morning is looking tasty. The swell is a solid 5 feet from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a nice groundswell with some proper energy behind it – the combined energy reads 467. But the real kicker is the wind: glassy. A flat calm, zero wind, off the NW. At Mullaghmore, a reef break that’s sheltered and needs a clean NW swell, this is the moment. It’s going to be clean, lined up, and powerful. The crowd profile says “sometimes,” so you might have a few others in the water, but for a setup like this, it’s worth it. The swell direction is dribbling in from the WNW, which is a solid match for the optimum NW direction. This is for the advanced crew though – that 5 feet on a reef with a long period can be a handful. After that, the afternoon wind swings around to a light cross-on from the W, and it’ll get a bit bumpy.

After that Saturday, it’s back to the small stuff. Sunday the 13th is tiny, and the next blip of energy shows up on Tuesday the 15th with another 5 feet swell from the WNW, but the wind is back on it, cross-onshore, so it’s choppy again. There’s a faint hope on Wednesday the 16th with a 4 feet swell and light offshore SSE wind in the morning, giving clean conditions, but it’s just average, ordinary surf.

So, bottom line: if you’re an expert with a keen eye on the wind, the only real play is that Saturday the 12th morning. The rest of the 16 days is mostly a washout with strong wind and small, messy waves. The surf is there, but the conditions just aren’t cooperating.

Rusty.

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