Strandhill Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’m not gonna lie to you, it’s a tough outlook. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor conditions here, with the first real glimmer of something half-decent not showing up until Monday the 27th of July. For the first couple of days, there’s just nothing doing. The swell is there, but the wind is just ruining it.

The standout session, the one you’d want to circle, is the Monday morning (27th July) at Strandhill. It’s a beach/sandbar setup, exposed to the WNW. We’ve got a clean 5 ft of swell coming from the WNW with a period of 10 seconds. The wind is a light SSE cross-off, which should keep the surface pretty tidy. The combined swell energy is a moderate 390, so there’s a bit of push behind it. The water temp is a touch warmer than normal at 62°, which is always nice. This is your best bet on the whole chart, but don’t get carried away – it’s still a bit of a gamble.

Monday afternoon (27th July) is a step down, with the swell dropping to 4 ft from the same direction, but the wind swings SW and goes cross-shore, leaving a slight chop. It’s marginal.

After that, the window slams shut again. Tuesday morning (28th July) serves up a clean 3 ft swell from the west, but it’s small and the conditions are just “ordinary” at best. The combined energy is weak at 154. The rest of the week and into the start of August is a write-off: small, weak swells (down to 0.7 ft at one point), with onshore or cross-onshore winds and choppy, lumpy conditions. The combined energy drops into the double digits – that’s barely a ripple.

The long-range stuff around the 8th and 9th of August holds a little more size, with a 4 ft swell on the Saturday morning (8th August) and 3 ft on the Sunday, but again, the wind is from the north and cross-on, so it’s going to be messy. The combined energy gets back to a moderate 192 on the 8th, but the wind just kills it.

So, bottom line: the only real window is a short one on the morning of Monday the 27th. If you’re desperate, that’s your shot. For the rest of it, it’s a long wait for something that never really arrives. This is a blank run for the area, and it doesn’t look like it’ll change in a hurry.

Rusty.

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