Mullaghmore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a bit of a tough one for the regulars. I've been looking at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it's a flat spell with a whole lot of nothing. The only break that's even on the radar is Mullaghmore, a heavy reef setup that only the most experienced crew should be looking at, and even then, the conditions are going to be a battle.

We kick off on Monday, July 27th with a bit of a tease. There's a 4ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period, giving us a combined energy of 346 (moderate), and the water is a touch warmer than normal at 62°. But the wind is a cross-off from the south at 9 mph, which is clean enough, but the overall score tells me it's just ordinary. The morning is the best of a bad bunch, but it's not good. By Monday afternoon, it's a total write-off with cross-on wind.

The rest of that first week is a disaster. Tuesday the 28th is a mess with strong cross-shore winds and a lumpy 5ft swell. Wednesday and Thursday see the swell drop into the dirt, barely breaking 2ft, all with onshore or cross-onshore chop. Friday the 31st through Sunday the 2nd of August is a complete flat spell, with swell heights down to 1ft and no energy. You'll be staring at a lake.

There's a glimmer on Sunday the 2nd of August morning with glassy conditions, but that's on a 1ft swell. It's not surfable. The run of poor, small waves continues right through the first week of August. We get a bit of a bump on Friday the 7th of August with a 3ft to 3ft WNW swell and a 9-second period, with clean cross-off winds. The combined energy creeps up to 146 (weak to moderate), but it's still a long way from being exciting.

The only real swell of the entire window shows up on Saturday the 8th of August. We're looking at a 6ft WNW swell with an 8-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 414 (moderate). That's the biggest swell of the 16 days. But here's the catch: the wind is a light cross-on, and the wave comment calls it marginal. For a spot like Mullaghmore, a 6ft, short-period swell with cross-on wind is a messy, dangerous, and probably unsurfable proposition. It's a big, lumpy, close-out machine. After that, the swell fades back into the 3ft range and the wind stays onshore, then goes glassy or offshore on the 10th and 11th, but on a tiny 3ft swell.

So, the bottom line? There's no standout. There's no good surf. The only break with any data is a maxed-out, expert-only reef that's going to be blown out on the only day with any real size. If you're a kite surfer, that Saturday the 8th might be a laugh, but for a paddle surfer, this is a two-week write-off. Hold tight, the forecasts can change, but right now, it's a bust.

Rusty.

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