Mullaghmore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey, it’s Rusty. Let’s get right into it.

The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag. We’ve got a lot of poor conditions to sift through, and honestly, the start of the period is a bit of a bust. For the first few days, there’s just nothing doing. Swell is tiny, mostly under 2ft, and while it’s clean, the energy is weak, so it’s not worth getting wet for. We need to be patient.

Things stay flat and quiet through the rest of August. There’s a little bump on Sunday the 30th with some 2ft swell and a bit more energy, but it’s still poor. Monday afternoon the wind clocks onshore and gets fresh, so that’s a write-off. The first genuine sign of life comes on the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. We finally see some proper swell push in at 8ft from the west with a period of 10 seconds. The energy jumps, finally something with a pulse. But, here’s the catch—the wind is cross-off and moderate, which is good, but the guidance only rates it as marginal, mostly due to questionable tide. Still, that’s the best raw size we’ve seen all period. It’s a peaky afternoon, but the wind swings cross-on and fresh, so the morning window is the one to watch. That’s a solid, albeit brief, shot at some real waves.

After that, it gets messy again. The 2nd and 3rd see a bit more size, 5ft to 5ft, but the winds are either strong cross-shore or strong onshore, making things lumpy and choppy. The energy is moderate, but the quality just isn’t there. We get a bit of a breather on the 6th with lighter winds and chest-high waves, but it’s still not clean.

Then, the real standout appears. On Monday the 7th of September, we’ve got the biggest swell of the window. The morning shows 8ft at 8 seconds, and the afternoon jumps to 8ft from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds and a massive energy reading. That’s strong, very strong energy. However, the wind is onshore (NNW), so it’s going to be pretty messy. This one is for the experts only; at that size, beginners should stay well clear. It’s a powerful, chunky swell, but the onshore wind will chop it up. The saving grace is in the following morning, Tuesday the 8th. The swell drops back to a more manageable 3ft, but the wind goes offshore from the SE. That will be clean and crisp, but with only moderate energy, it’s not the same beast.

For the rest of the second week, things settle down. Wednesday the 9th brings a 3ft to 3ft swell with a long period of 12 seconds. That’s a clean, groundswell pulse, and the wind is light and cross-off. Energy is moderate, and it looks like a proper little clean-up day.

So, the best bets are the morning of September 1st for a big, powerful session, and the morning of September 8th for the cleanest conditions of the fortnight. The 1st is bigger, but the 8th will be prettier. The 7th is for the brave, and it’s just for experts.

The water is sitting at about 62°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s not too bad on the skin.

Alright, that’s the look. Keep your eyes on the calendar and your patience up.

Rusty.

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