Mullaghmore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer up at Mullaghmore. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a real mixed bag, and honestly, for the most part, it’s looking pretty grim. The swell direction isn't playing nicely with the reef's preferred Northwest direction at all, and we're getting hammered by onshore winds for the majority of the run.

The first few days are a total write-off. We’re looking at Wednesday the 5th and Thursday the 6th with nothing but poor surf, strong onshore winds, and weak, short-period windswell. The combined energy is feeble – barely hitting 36 (weak) on Thursday morning. It's a major struggle just to get a clean face.

Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th are still a no-go. The swell is tiny and mixed with cross-shore winds. The water temperature is sitting at 61°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only good news.

There is a glimmer on Sunday the 9th morning. We get a bit of a bump in the swell, up to 5 ft from the WNW, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 386. The real kicker is the wind: light SSW, blowing cross-offshore. That’s the cleanest it’s going to get for a while. If you’re a dedicated local, you might find a few surfable lines, but the conditions are still noted as “very ordinary,” so don’t expect any magic. It’s the only real sniff of a wave in the first week.

After that, we drop right back into the doldrums. From Monday the 10th right through to Wednesday the 12th, the swell is tiny, with heights below 2 ft and combined energy dropping into the low double digits. The wind is mostly offshore or light, but there’s just no water to work with.

Then, on Thursday the 13th, we get a massive spike in energy, but it’s a cruel tease. The afternoon shows a big 10 ft swell from the West, with a period of 10 seconds and a combined energy of 1586 (strong). That’s a lot of power. But the wind is a horrendous strong cross-onshore from the West at 19 mph. For a reef break like Mullaghmore, that’s going to be a washing machine – completely unsurfable. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The rest of the run is a slow fade into nothing. You get a few days with glassy conditions on the 15th and 16th, but the swell is under 3 ft and the energy is weak. There’s a slight uptick again on Monday the 17th with morning offshore winds from the SE, but the swell is only 3 ft. It’s clean, but tiny.

Best on offer: Honestly, there’s only one true standout, and it’s a poor one. If you’re desperate, the Sunday morning (9th of August) is your best bet. The 5 ft swell from the WNW with clean cross-offshore winds at Mullaghmore is the closest we get to a decent session. But it’s not a call to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: a lot of waiting, a lot of onshore junk, and a couple of tiny windows of clean, small surf. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough stretch for the Sligo coast.

Rusty.

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