Tullan Strand Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m gonna give it to you straight about Tullan Strand over the next couple weeks. Most of it is a bust, with maybe one or two tiny bright spots way down the line.

Right off the bat, from Monday July 20th through Friday July 24th, there’s barely a ripple. We’ve got tiny little 0.3ft to 0.7ft slop, short period, onshore junk blowing all over it, and hardly any energy (combined energy numbers less than 100 for that stretch). That’s weak, real weak.

Water temp on Monday morning is weirdly warm – 65°F, which is 7°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual, makes the Atlantic feel like a heated pool. Doesn’t help the waves though.

Then from Friday the 24th into the weekend we see a bump – swell heights climb to around 4ft to 6ft from the west-northwest with periods around 8-10 seconds, and the juice gets up there with combined energy values over 600 on Saturday morning. Sounds decent, right? Wrong. The wind stays cross-onshore, choppy, lumpy. The comments say “poor surf conditions” or “marginal” at best. So you get bigger, messier lumps – not really what you want.

The only moment that catches my eye is way out on Thursday July 31st morning. Over a week and a half away, so don’t hold me to it, but the forecast shows a tiny 2ft W swell with an 8 second period… and for once the wind swings offshore from the southeast. Clean conditions. It won’t be pumping, but if you want a glassy, quiet longboard session with no crowd hassle – that’s your window. Crowds are “sometimes” here, so with those conditions you could have the place to yourself.

But take a step back – this 16-day outlook is a tough one. There’s a big dry spell from now until that July 31st morning where I just can’t say it’s worth the paddle. A bit more energy shows up around August 3rd-4th, but the winds are fresh and messy again.

Just the nature of this spot sometimes. Keep an eye on it – forecasts can turn – but for now, stay patient.

Rusty

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