Surfing in Dublin

conman78 · 14-09-2007 1:42pm

The wave drought appears to be ending. If not hitting the west this weekend. Wicklow and Courtown looking good for Sunday and Killiney on Monday for the northerly's at low in the morn or evening!

karljude · 16-09-2007 2:53pm

If there is anyone out there who knows of where a beginner can get some basic lessons in the Dublin area please let me know.

cheers

karl

SteviePitt · 13-10-2010 2:47pm

Nah you would never catch a single wave in Dollymount. Much a More in wicklow is really the only place you can surf along with Whiterock Beach Killiney Tramore Waterford ( 50 minutes from Dundrum) I was surfing at my local "surf break" which for me is Pormarnock Beach north Dublin around this time of year you''l get waves if theres a notherly swell. On Sunday evening there were glassy 4 footers rollen in with about four people out it was a beauty. Happy hunting

SteviePitt · 13-10-2010 2:51pm

karljude wrote: »

If there is anyone out there who knows of where a beginner can get some basic lessons in the Dublin area please let me know.

cheers...

Yeh try headen down to Killiney Whiterock beach you'll definitly catch a wave there if there's a southery swell (8ft)
But for lessons you'll need to head down to Wicklow Mugh a More or I know for definite theres surf lessons in Tramore Waterford. If your from North Dublin may I suggest going to Pormarnock beach in Portmarnock.

SteviePitt · 13-10-2010 2:54pm

lightening wrote: »

Portmarnock the same, lots of experienced fella's out there.

yeh I surf Pormarnock too it's good on rare ocassions last Sunday there were 6 foot n barrels only about 4 people out aswell. hope i see you in the water some time:D

ThOnda · 13-10-2010 7:51pm

Thanks for the info from me too. I must learn there to surf in Dublin area to save diesel.

Blindside87 · 15-10-2010 10:44am

Was out in Magheramor at the wknd...Sunday was decent for about an hour until a seal tried to mate with me. Tomorrow and during the week could be good aswell. When brittas bay gets going it can be really good.

SteviePitt · 15-10-2010 12:28pm

]Was out in Magheramor at the wknd...Sunday was decent for about an hour until a seal tried to mate with me. Tomorrow and during the week could be good aswell. When brittas bay gets going it can be really good

Yeh I'm thinking of heading down maybe next weekend 8ft swell and 5 ft breaking wave estimate. How big were the waves down in wicklow on Sunday? And were exactly is brittas bay

Blindside87 · 15-10-2010 12:36pm

SteviePitt wrote: »

]Was out in Magheramor at the wknd...Sunday was decent for about an hour until a seal tried to mate with me. Tomorrow and during the week could be good aswell. When brittas bay gets going it can be really good

Yeh I'm thinking of heading down maybe next weekend 8ft swell and 5 ft breaking wave estimate. How big were the waves down in wicklow on Sunday? And were exactly is brittas bay

Hey man. Waves weren't that big but was calm enough inbetween the sets for there! Ye this week could be sweet enough..I'm down in Wicklow a good bit so will try keep you folks updated on here. Brittas bay is about 10 mins from Wicklow town...its a massive beach and can get really good this time of year, much faster wave than Maghermor.

SteviePitt · 15-10-2010 2:22pm

[ Yeh if you could that would be great.
Im in north Dublin and all the beaches here are completely flat, no northernly swell at all.

BenEadir · 15-10-2010 2:35pm

Lads,

My 9 year old learned to surf down in Incydoney during the summer and took to it really well. He did a 5 day course and we had to go back for a couple of extra days becuase he just wanted more time on the waves. He was switching standing up towards the end which might be as easy as anything but it looked like he was really into it and I'd like to encourage him. I did a few days lessons and enjoyed it as well but let's just say I need more practice.

I'm based in south Dublin and my lad is mad keen to get a board and good wetsuit for Xmas. Can I ask for your thoughts? He'll be 10 in the new year and is a good swimmer so should I be thinking about bringing him to Brittas Bay in Jan or not? I don't want to get him the gear then not use it until May/June, it would be cruel on him. Also, if he gets the gear I'll probably get a wetsuit and board also becuase I know he shouldn't be surfing alone and I enjoyed it anyway so I can see him getting me to bring him and then me enjoying it just as much as him.

If the concensus is he should be encouraged to do it the next question is what kit should we get and where's the best place to buy from a value for money perspective?

Regards,

Ben

SteviePitt · 15-10-2010 3:07pm

My 9 year old learned to surf down in Incydoney during the summer and took to it really well. He did a 5 day course and we had to go back for a couple of extra days becuase he just wanted more time on the waves. He was switching standing up towards the end which might be as easy as

You should get him a good wide shorboard (6ft-7ft2) 2nd hand they are about 80 euro. There's tons of sailing shops in Dublin which sell very good wetsuits for a very reasonable price. Surfing Brittas Bay in January is going to be very cold I would't reccomend doing it.October and Novermber is the best time. But if he's that keen... get him a 5mm wetsuit and a good pair of booties.Dublin isn't really known for it's surfing shops so the best chance of buying a board is on ebay or magic seaweed surf shop. Maybe there's one in Wicklow I'm not sure.

Blindside87 · 15-10-2010 3:11pm

BenEadir wrote: »

Lads,

My 9 year old learned to surf down in Incydoney during the summer and took to it really well. He did a 5 day course and we had to go back for a couple of extra days becuase he just wanted more time on the waves. He was switching standing up towards the end which might be as easy as anything but it looked like he was really into it and I'd like to encourage him. I did a few days lessons and enjoyed it as well but let's just say I need more practice.

I'm based in south Dublin and my lad is mad keen to get a board and good wetsuit for Xmas. Can I ask for your thoughts? He'll be 10 in the new year and is a good swimmer so should I be thinking about bringing him to Brittas Bay in Jan or not? I don't want to get him the gear then not use it until May/June, it would be cruel on him. Also, if he gets the gear I'll probably get a wetsuit and board also becuase I know he shouldn't be surfing alone and I enjoyed it anyway so I can see him getting me to bring him and then me enjoying it just as much as him.

If the concensus is he should be encouraged to do it the next question is what kit should we get and where's the best place to buy from a value for money perspective?

Regards,

Ben

Hows it going...I got my first surf gear about 5 years ago for Christmas and went out on Stephens day with it! I was hopeless but I still loved it. On the east coast alot of the time "good surf" can be fairly stormy so just bare that in mind as he is only young...but the beaches down in Wicklow would still see a good few surfers throughout the depths of winter and you could keep an eye on him aswell.

As regards gear...I love surfing but I'm not an expert on gear. A 5/3 wet suit, gloves, hood and boots would be needed for winter surfing though! Wouldnt worry about buying a top of the range suit. Not sure on the best place for prices and that but try this:

http://www.troggs.com/

Blindside87 · 15-10-2010 3:13pm

SteviePitt wrote: »

[ Yeh if you could that would be great.
Im in north Dublin and all the beaches here are completely flat, no northernly swell at all.

Yeah cool. Killiney would prob be closest for you? Never surfed there but have seen some good pics from there!

spaceHopper · 15-10-2010 4:32pm

BenEadir wrote: »

Lads,

My 9 year old learned to surf down in Incydoney during the summer and took to it really well. He did a 5 day course and we had to go back for a couple of extra days becuase he just wanted more time on the waves. He was switching standing up towards the end which might be as easy as anything but it looked like he was really into it and I'd like to encourage him. I did a few days lessons and enjoyed it as well but let's just say I need more practice.

I'm based in south Dublin and my lad is mad keen to get a board and good wetsuit for Xmas. Can I ask for your thoughts? He'll be 10 in the new year and is a good swimmer so should I be thinking about bringing him to Brittas Bay in Jan or not? I don't want to get him the gear then not use it until May/June, it would be cruel on him. Also, if he gets the gear I'll probably get a wetsuit and board also becuase I know he shouldn't be surfing alone and I enjoyed it anyway so I can see him getting me to bring him and then me enjoying it just as much as him.

If the concensus is he should be encouraged to do it the next question is what kit should we get and where's the best place to buy from a value for money perspective?

Regards,

Ben

You could join the East Coast Surf Club, it’s not set up for kids at all but as you’d be with him he’d be ok. With membership you get a discount is at least some of the surf shops and it’s save you more than the membership.

Also they have boards, a dirty great big foam one for beginners and a few others ranging form 6’10 boards to longer 9ft + boards. I’d give you a chance to fry boards to see what you like but I’d say if you live in Dublin and are older go for a long board you’ll have fun and get out. Your sun is a different he’ll take to it quicker and any small board will be big for him anyway. Where’s loads of second hand short boards for sale but don’t get a pointy short board that will take out his eye or slash him with fins get. These arefor sale on line http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/97/66855597.html and http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/75/55599675.html will get him up and running but he’ll be looking for something like this by easter http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/57/66055157.html

Best place for him to learn is on a gentler beach like Magermore or Birttas bay in Wicklow. Haven’t surfer any North side beaches so don’t know what they are like but Killiney is a no no for him to much of a shore dump and lot of rocks at low tide which is when the surf is best. South end of bray would be worth a look.

Also for his own safety never surf Magermore on a north swell there are a lot of rip currents.

Blindside87 · 17-10-2010 8:42pm

Heading down to Magheramor tomorrow afternoon...will keep you posted!

SteviePitt · 17-10-2010 8:44pm

Alri cheers man

SteviePitt · 18-10-2010 4:39pm

Blindside87 wrote: »

Heading down to Magheramor tomorrow afternoon...will keep you posted!

Hey blindside there's going to be huge swell on Saturday in Dublin and Wicklow is that comming from the noth or south, my local break faces towards the north so I'm hopen for some waves ? And what were the waves like over the weekend heard they were pretty **** 1 foot...?

Blindside87 · 18-10-2010 5:00pm

SteviePitt wrote: »

Blindside87 wrote: »

Heading down to Magheramor tomorrow afternoon...will keep you posted!

Hey blindside there's going to be huge swell on Saturday in Dublin and Wicklow is that comming from the noth or south, my local break faces towards the north so I'm hopen for some waves ? And what were the waves like over the weekend heard they were pretty **** 1 foot...?

Hey man, today is lake like...wasn't expecting much anyway tbh! Sposed to pick up tomorrow will keep ya's posted.

http://magicseaweed.com/Dublin-Area-Surf-Report/694/

stage01 · 19-10-2010 11:53am

Is there anywhere to rent a wetsuit and board in dublin??

SteviePitt · 21-10-2010 4:42pm

Lads , Do you think there's any hope for surfing in Dublin/Wicklow this Sunday, magic seaweed says 12 foot swell which is pretty big for Dublin.
But theres a 26 mph onshore wind and it going to be 6 feken degrees.Am I just being very hopeful or are you lads going to go out and chance it?

Blindside87 · 21-10-2010 5:17pm

Hey man...Haven't been down in Wicklow since Tuesday and it was only just starting to pick up a bit. Wouldn't say it will be 12 foot but could be decent enough! I'm heading West this wknd anyway.

SteviePitt · 21-10-2010 10:26pm

Yeh once in a blue moon it would be 12 foot. I was saying 12 foot swell..
I'm heading up to achill island, keel beach on wednesday where you headen west coast?

Morf3h · 27-10-2010 8:31pm

SteviePitt wrote: »

Lads , Do you think there's any hope for surfing in Dublin/Wicklow this Sunday, magic seaweed says 12 foot swell which is pretty big for Dublin.
But theres a 26 mph onshore wind and it going to be 6 feken degrees.Am I just being very hopeful or are you lads going to go out and chance it?

I was out this morning, it was really clean, fairly small but good craic. Lovely morning. I keep an eye on wind direction over the past 24 hours on the Dun Laoghaire Harbour website. If it's been anything from SW->S->SE for an extended period, there's usually waves at low tide

Buffalosoldier · 28-10-2010 10:07pm

I was there today. 1-2 foot waves, nice and cleanish.

ThOnda · 28-10-2010 11:03pm

Great news. I was supposed to get into water tomorrow in the morning, but work it is. Maybe on Saturday morning. I hope.

Buffalosoldier · 29-10-2010 1:05pm

I was there in the morning bigger but very messy

Saturday might be better

draylander · 05-11-2010 7:00pm

The radio just told me that they are expecting winds of up to 100k this weekend. Magicseaweed doesnt say a thing about this but all along seafront they have the sandbags in place.
What I want to know if all this means that there will be surf in Dublin this weekend?
Anywhere in particular?

Buffalosoldier · 05-11-2010 9:18pm

There is a big front coming but more likely it will hit us on Monday so we should get some waves after that.

Have a look at wind forecast at MSW, looks good

tinerua · 06-11-2010 3:31pm

Been watching this storm thats meant to hit us Sunday evening on MSW as well. I'm just back from a surfing trip in Mayo last week and am dying to get back in the water to do some bodyboarding. I haven't been to Maghermore, and I know it's meant to be good for the East, but it's a bit of a distance from me. If this storm produces any good waves, which beach would be best to go to out of Portmarnock, Donabate or Skerries?

Any thoughts? Or are they all pretty much the same?

revileandy · 09-11-2010 2:58pm

I hear there's waves today in the dublin area, anyone out near the coast that can confirm?

I'm going to bail out of work at 3 and have a look, hopefully get an hour in before it gets dark

draylander · 09-11-2010 3:37pm

was out at donabate at 11:30 (without my board :mad:) and there was definitly waves about. thought about grabbing board and heading out to rush and checking that out.
its pretty messy and iv never surfed up around there so not sure where the best place to get in is

revileandy · 09-11-2010 3:59pm

i surfed in rush a few weeks ago, was very messy but you could stand up and get a short ride in.

That's where I'm heading now.

draylander · 09-11-2010 4:09pm

I cant make it out but let us know what its like. have fun :cool:

tinerua · 09-11-2010 5:30pm

Was out in Portmarnock today at around 10am. The sea was pretty wild (for the East anyway), and I caught a good few waves on my bodyboard. The wind was northerly and very very strong, so you were fighting against it quite a bit! I would have stayed in longer, but I didn't have a hood and the wind made my ears hurt after awhile.

Thursday is looking really good too. Another big swell only this time, the wind will be coming from the Southwest so it might not be so bitter cold.

Plan to be back out there again if I can find someone to look after the little one for an hour! Whoo-hoo!

revileandy · 10-11-2010 8:46am

Rush beach was mad yesterday, very messy when I got down. It was a struggle just to get to the sea as the wind was so strong.

2-3 foot waves in waist deep water, 5-6 foot further out, waves coming in from all angles for the first ½ hour. Then the tide was completely out and they broke much better and much cleaner, last ½ hour was a lot better. Then it started getting dark

Crazy longshore current dragging you down towards the rocks, really had to keep an eye on that.

Can't beat having the whole beach to yourself!

davidino · 10-11-2010 12:48pm

Hi guys !
My name is Davide I'm from italy.
I moved in Dublin to learn English and I began surfing 3 weeks ago.
I saw the forecast for tomorrow (http://magicseaweed.com/Dublin-Area-Surf-Report/694/),
Surfing anybody tomorrow ?

Morf3h · 11-11-2010 12:04am

Yep I'm gonna head down at low tide 8am ish

davidino · 11-11-2010 12:23am

Morf3h wrote: »

Yep I'm gonna head down at low tide 8am ish

Where ?

Morf3h · 11-11-2010 1:08am

Sorry meant to say White Rock, killiney (but not killeney beach)

davidino · 11-11-2010 1:17am

Is it a place for beginners too ?
You go at 8 o'clock because you work or because you think that there are more swell ?
Thanks

spaceHopper · 11-11-2010 10:05am

davidino wrote: »

Is it a place for beginners too ?
You go at 8 o'clock because you work or because you think that there are more swell ?
Thanks

It's not great for beginners, but it's good on a short boards or body board but it can be surf on a longboard, works best at low tide. You could look at the south end of bray.

draylander · 11-11-2010 4:36pm

Anyone out in rush today?

tinerua · 11-11-2010 9:23pm

Was in Portmarnock again this morning and it was rubbish, but my timing was off. From the sounds of the wind outside, I should have gone around 3pm as opposed to the morning. Was hoping for a few miracle waves. How I wish I were in the West right now!!!

davidino · 12-11-2010 2:17am

I was in Killiney at 3:30 pm and Bray at 4:30 pm : absolutely nothing.

spaceHopper · 12-11-2010 10:01am

davidino wrote: »

I was in Killiney at 3:30 pm and Bray at 4:30 pm : absolutely nothing.

That's because the wind was W so any swell generated was heading towards
Wales so the buoys showed something

http://www.marine.ie/CMSWeb/mi/FusionCharts/DatabuoyChartFiles/WindDirection_M2.html

The wind needs to be S SW SE,E,NE for swell on the east coast. S is best.
M2 shows wave direction as well

http://www.marine.ie/CMSWeb/mi/FusionCharts/DatabuoyChartFiles/MeanDirection_M2.html

If you want to learn how to read the forcast look up LUD's FAQ

davidino · 13-11-2010 12:52pm

spaceHopper wrote: »

That's because the wind was W so any swell generated was heading towards
Wales so the buoys showed something

http://www.marine.ie/CMSWeb/mi/FusionCharts/DatabuoyChartFiles/WindDirection_M2.html

The wind needs to be S SW SE,E,NE for swell on the east coast. S is best.
M2 shows wave direction as well

http://www.marine.ie/CMSWeb/mi/FusionCharts/DatabuoyChartFiles/MeanDirection_M2.html

If you want to learn how to read the forcast look up LUD's FAQ

Ok thanks for all the informations, I'm going to read the LUD's FAQ tomorrows.
You Told me that the sutherly wind is the best, so if the forecast saids:
Strong wind from sud maybe on Tuesday there will be some wave in dublin coast.
http://magicseaweed.com/Dublin-Area-Surf-Report/694/
http://www.windguru.cz/it/index.php?sc=47767

spaceHopper · 14-11-2010 11:50pm

davidino wrote: »

Ok thanks for all the informations, I'm going to read the LUD's FAQ tomorrows.
You Told me that the sutherly wind is the best, so if the forecast saids:
Strong wind from sud maybe on Tuesday there will be some wave in dublin coast.
http://magicseaweed.com/Dublin-Area-Surf-Report/694/
http://www.windguru.cz/it/index.php?sc=47767

Yes but very strong winds so messy conditions in the after noon and watch the clock for darkness, Tuesday morning or wednesday moning might be better

PS Wam charts show Wednesday been best

davidino · 15-11-2010 12:40pm

spaceHopper wrote: »

Yes but very strong winds so messy conditions in the after noon and watch the clock for darkness, Tuesday morning or wednesday moning might be better

PS Wam charts show Wednesday been best

Sorry for my ignorance but what does Wam mean ?

Wednesday I'm going to be at Pormatnock about 10 oclock.
If you have some suggestion I'm very happy to listen to you.
Last question, what about tide ?.

Thanks for all.

spaceHopper · 15-11-2010 3:08pm

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=wam+charts

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