Mullaghmore Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here, lookin’ at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and it’s a mixed bag – a lot of wind and noise, but there are a couple of windows where this place could light up proper.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a stretch of poor conditions. From Sunday the 13th through Thursday the 17th, it’s mostly messy. There’s surf, but the wind’s all over the place, and it’s blown out or lumpy. Swell is small and weak for the most part, with the combined energy barely cracking 300-400 units. There’s a bit of a pulse on Thursday the 17th, with the swell pushing to 10ft, but the wind is killin’ it, so it’s not gonna be any good for a surfer.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on Friday the 18th. We finally get a clean one. The wind swings cross-off, the wave face is clean, and there’s a solid 8ft of WNW groundswell. The combined swell energy is a strong 2288. This is a proper heavy-water wave, so it’s for the experts only. The tide has to be right, and it’s still a bit on the edge, but this is the standout of the first week. The period is 13 seconds, so there’s real push behind it, but remember at a slab like this, a big NW groundswell can jack up big and close out if you’re not careful.

The weekend after that, Saturday the 19th, gets blown to bits again, so Friday is your day. We then go through another patch of rough stuff from the 21st to the 23rd. It’s big – up to 10ft or so – but with near-gale to strong cross-onshore winds, it’s just a washing machine out there.

Then we come to Thursday the 24th. This is the one I’m circling on the calendar. The forecast shows a large, clean cross-off swell, with wave heights getting up to 13ft in the afternoon. The combined energy is a massive 5182, and the period is a very long 14 seconds. This is the biggest, cleanest, most powerful swell of the whole forecast. Again, this is a deadly, expert-only wave. The tide will be crucial, but if it lines up, this will be the best day of the period. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so a good 4/3 should do.

After that, we’re back into a windy, messy phase from Friday the 25th through to the end of the run. The swell stays solid, 8ft, but the cross-onshore winds ruin it. The final day, Monday the 28th, does glass right off, but there’s not much energy left – a weak 1.5ft.

So, to keep it simple: if you’re an absolute charger, you’re looking at Friday the 18th for the first proper one, and then Thursday the 24th is the real prize. That long-period groundswell, with that size and clean wind, is going to be something else. But don’t get too attached to the long-range stuff, things can change. The rest of the time, it’s a waiting game.

Catch ya on the water.

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