8.58am Monday 28 February 2011

There is dense fog this morning. I can't see the sea at all. However it is making a fine roar which suggests there may be waves worth surfing out there.

Tides
0237 3.0
0857 1.3
1529 3.1
2124 1.4

8.20am Sunday 27 February 2011

Swell is a good 1 foot with a force 3 north northwesterly breeze that's borderline onshore/cross shore.

Tides
0110 2.9
0733 1.4
1420 2.9
2020 1.5

9.50am Saturday 26 March 2011

Swell is about 2 foot, a bit choppy in an onshore force 3 northwesterly breeze.

Tides
0412 1.2
1049 3.1
1645 11.5
2316 3.0

8.15am Friday 25 February 2011

A good 2 foot swell with a force 3 southwesterly cross shore breeze.

Tides
0317 0.9
0945 3.4
1543 1.2
2209 3.4

8.35am 24 February 2011

Swell is 2 foot in a light force 1 southerly cross shore breeze.

Tides
0230 0.6
0851 3.8
1454 0.9
2113 3.7

Posting delays due to poor 3 mobile signal.

7.55am Wednesday 23 February 2011

Swell is 1 foot with a south westerly force 2 cross shore breeze.

Tides
0250 0.6
0912 3.9
1517 0.8
2137 3.7

9.35am Tuesday 22 February 2011

A good 1 foot swell with light force 1 offshore southeasterly breeze.

Tides
0208 0.4
0823 4.3
1434 0.5
2049 4.0

8.20am Monday 21 February 2010

0127 0.3

A good 2 foot swell with a light force 2 southerly cross shore breeze.

Tides
0127 0.3
0738 4.5
1354 0.3
2003 4.3

For updates on Prowler, one of the world's biggest waves somewhere in Donegal Bay, check this link: http://magicseaweed.com/Paddling-Prowlers--Content/3067/

7.43am Sunday 20 February 2011

This morning's swell is mostly 2 foot with 3 foot sets and a light force 2 offshore southeasterly breeze.

Tides
0046 0.3
0654 4.5
1314 0.2
1919 4.4

photos taken 7.55am Saturday 19 February 2011

A light southerly cross wind flattening the swell a bit but it's still a good 1 foot with sets.

Tides
0006 0.4
0612 4.4
1235 0.2
1838 4.3

7.40am Friday 18 February 2011

 
Swell is 1 foot with a light force 2 southeasterly offshore breeze.

Tides
0531 4.2
1154 0.3
1758 4.2

Full moon today

more on mullaghmore tow in

Check this link for more pics of Mullaghmore Tow-in

http://magicseaweed.com/Mully-Tow-Goes-XXL-Content/3062/3/

See page 9 for Rossnowlagh surfer Easkey Britton. She and her cousin Neil make up a tow in team. http://magicseaweed.com/Mully-Tow-Goes-XXL-Content/3062/9/

8.20am Thursday 17 February 2011

Foggy morning allows only the nearby small waves to be seen but there's a good roar from the Connachtman reef that suggests there's a fine big swell out there.

Tides
0450 3.9
1112 0.6
1717 3.9
2324 0.6

Below are photos taken midday yesterday - look closely to see rainbows in the backspray.

8.20am Wednesday 16 February 2011

Perfect 3 foot with light force 2 offshore southeasterly breeze.

Tides
0406 3.5
1028 0.9
1636 3.6
2239 0.9

Some photos from the Tow In competition at Mullaghmore on Sunday. Today's surf report is in earlier post below.

My photos are taken with a little digital camera with a zoom - the results are a bit impressionist.  For professional pics and videos of the event check these news links:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0215/1224289828781.html 

http://www.globalsurfnews.com/news.asp?Id_news=50586 

http://www.surf-devil.com/de/books/36-surf/324-tow-in-surf-session-at-mullaghmore-head.html

http://www.mango-surf.com/medias/breves_surf/sanchis_rebiere_remporte_1ere_edition_tow_in_surf_session_en_irlande_1034.php

Here's what Mangosurf has to say about Easkey Britton, the only woman in the competition: - "Easkey Britton est la seule femme qui figure dans le cercle très fermé des chargeurs invités à l'évènement, elle a prouvé que ce n'était pas qu'une histoire d'hommes!

TRANSLATION: Easkey Britton is the only woman who figures in the very closed circle of "chargeurs" (what's a chargeur? surfer or ski driver? Easkey does both)  invited to the event, she has proved that it's not only about men.

Spot the surfer! (Clue: he's at the bottom of the wave. That's the ski on the crest.

Ouch! - where's the surfer?

Finding the surfer

Going walkabout - there's the French team manager and his aide

and Fergal Smith's board just back from a 7am dawnie

and his rescue ski

and here below are new generations of Irish surfers

and spectators

Then tea in Maura's van with gypsy and friends