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Surfing in Dublin

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    #152
    Morf3h
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭Morf3h


    Yeah well spotted SpaceHopper. I'm gonna head down to Killiney about half 1 looks like there could be waves


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    #153
    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Spacehopper is fecking with your brain, not a chance of surf in Killiney today


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    #154
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,967 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    rodento wrote: »
    Spacehopper is fecking with your brain, not a chance of surf in Killiney today

    Good chacne for tomorrow.

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    #155
    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Don't know how you can say that with an ultra high low tide


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    #156
    Morf3h
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭Morf3h


    Yeah you were right rodento, there were waves but the neap tides we're in at the moment meant they were pretty small and period was only 3-4secs. Real shame, will have to go west so!


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    #157
    tinerua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭tinerua


    Gonna try for Wednesday morning at Portmarnock. Haven't got the luxury of headin west at the drop of a hat with my two little ones in tow. Gotta take what I can get here.


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    #158
    yank_in_eire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 437 ✭✭yank_in_eire


    seanieclarke wrote: »
    are there any decent places in Dublin to surf Cheers

    No.


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    #159
    rodento
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    spaceHopper wrote: »
    Good chacne for tomorrow.

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    Spacehopper how can you say there is a good chance of surf in killiney today when conditions will make it unsurfable, with really strong onshore winds and no suitable tide.

    In those contitions killiney will be a really dangerous place


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    #160
    conman78new
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭conman78new


    There will be waves today in and near Dublin, just got to find the sheltered points and bays! Espec with the wind dropping around mid morning for a while, will be decent conditions til bout 4 when it picks up again. (find yourself a headland or a pier to surf beside)


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    #161
    spaceHopper
    Registered Users Posts: 3,967 ✭✭✭spaceHopper


    rodento wrote: »
    Spacehopper how can you say there is a good chance of surf in killiney today when conditions will make it unsurfable, with really strong onshore winds and no suitable tide.

    In those contitions killiney will be a really dangerous place


    Ratty I’d said before that killiney isn’t beginner friendly but Bray and MM would be worth a look .


    By the way the wind has dropped http://www.dlharbour.ie/weather/index.php


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    #162
    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Spacy I'm not getting at you, we have no idea how good a surfer Morf3h is. With the current tides, no rocks will show on the bouldery point, yet waves will break close to the shore.

    That kinda of combo is nasty


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    #163
    Morf3h
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭Morf3h


    I appreciate the concern rodento but I've been out in White rock for the past three years. I'm down here now on killiney beach nthinking of taking the longboard out. It's messy at White rock. Just watched a guy try to paddle out for the last 20 mins.


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    #164
    tinerua
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    Ahhh! I'm ragin! Can't make it out today cuz I've no one to mind the little ones. Did anyone go to Portmarnock today? How was it? Maybe it's best I don't know... :(


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    #165
    Morf3h
    Registered Users Posts: 480 ✭✭Morf3h


    Few people out In killiney now


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    #166
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    tinerua wrote: »
    Ahhh! I'm ragin! Can't make it out today cuz I've no one to mind the little ones. Did anyone go to Portmarnock today? How was it? Maybe it's best I don't know... :(


    I was in Portmarnock from 11:30 to 14:00, I took some photo.
    Link today's photo:
    http://www.alwaysaroundtheworld.com/sports/surf/ireland/dublin_area/photo/photo_dublin_area.html.


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    #167
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    Morf3h wrote: »
    Few people out In killiney now

    Sorry but when you write about Killiney you mean the killiney beach or other place ?.


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    #168
    tinerua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭tinerua


    davidino wrote: »
    I was in Portmarnock from 11:30 to 14:00, I took some photo.
    Link today's photo:
    http://www.alwaysaroundtheworld.com/sports/surf/ireland/dublin_area/photo/photo_dublin_area.html.
    Damn! That looks nice. Wish I had been there.


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    #169
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    Will somebody go in Killiney or Portmanrock tomorrow ?


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    #170
    tinerua
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭tinerua


    davidino wrote: »
    Will somebody go in Killiney or Portmanrock tomorrow ?

    I'd like to try for Portmarnock myself but I don't know if the conditions will be as good as today. I'm still kind of new to reading all these online charts like windguru and such.


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    #171
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    tinerua wrote: »
    I'd like to try for Portmarnock myself but I don't know if the conditions will be as good as today. I'm still kind of new to reading all these online charts like windguru and such.
    If you decide to go write my a post, maybe we'll can met there.


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    #172
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    Hi!
    Did someone see Portmanrock this morning ?
    Because I saw that there is a good wind from North-East maybe there are same wave


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    #173
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    Could anyone suggest me which is the best, Portmanrock or Killiney, for next Thursday and Wendesday ?
    I saw the forecast, will be a strong N-NE wind, when do you think is the better time to go surfing, morning or afternoon ? I mean for the wave of course.

    Thanks


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    #174
    kodute
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭kodute


    davidino wrote: »
    Could anyone suggest me which is the best, Portmanrock or Killiney, for next Thursday and Wendesday ?
    I saw the forecast, will be a strong N-NE wind, when do you think is the better time to go surfing, morning or afternoon ? I mean for the wave of course.

    Thanks

    I'd suggest you go look for yourself. They are only 40 mins apart, check out each one, note the conditions and remember for next time. Thats how most people do it.

    Alternatively head west, all the good surf is there.


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    #175
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    kodute wrote: »
    I'd suggest you go look for yourself. They are only 40 mins apart, check out each one, note the conditions and remember for next time. Thats how most people do it.

    Alternatively head west, all the good surf is there.

    Hi Kodute.
    I saw you live in Galway,maybe next Saturday and Sunday I will be in Lahinch.
    The forecast doesn't to gave waves, you think is possible to go surfing ?
    I'm a beginner, I surfing only 3 times.


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    #176
    kodute
    Registered Users Posts: 829 ✭✭✭kodute


    davidino wrote: »
    Hi Kodute.
    I saw you live in Galway,maybe next Saturday and Sunday I will be in Lahinch.
    The forecast doesn't to gave waves, you think is possible to go surfing ?
    I'm a beginner, I surfing only 3 times.

    Outlook not so good for the weekend. Wed/Thurs looks better.


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    #177
    OldGuysRule
    Registered Users Posts: 451 ✭✭OldGuysRule


    Davidino,

    The West Coast Surf Club are having their Christmas party in Lahinch on the Saturday night - head to Kennys. There is a bit of a board swapsie planned for the afternoon, there are likely to be plenty of longboards around. Make yourself known and you might get a surf if there are a few waves


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    #178
    spaceHopper
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    davidino wrote: »
    Hi Kodute.
    I saw you live in Galway,maybe next Saturday and Sunday I will be in Lahinch.
    The forecast doesn't to gave waves, you think is possible to go surfing ?
    I'm a beginner, I surfing only 3 times.

    Killiney works best on low tided but has a lot of rocks in the shore line and isn’t good for beginners so give it a miss, you could look at Bray or Portmarnaock. There is a beach south of Wicklow called Maghermore that works on a South swell / wind but it is not safe on a north swell / wind even for experienced surfers so steer clear of it this week.


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    #179
    davidino
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭davidino


    What you suggest for this week-end, go to Lahinch or stay in Bray?


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    #180
    rodento
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭rodento


    Stay local, driving conditions will be leathal


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    #181
    conman78new
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭conman78new


    If you go west Streedagh or Rossnowlagh look the most likely to have a sheltered wave but not sure if worth the risk if the snow comes....Bray and Portmarnock will be worth a look as long as the wind stays northerly so no harm in popping along to either...you'll have to be kitted out in the early morn dark for Killiney but should be decent, not worth your while though if still learning..Dumps fast and not much of a whitewash run so Bray or Prtmarnock if u get a board and wetsuit!


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