New wave record at Buoy M4 The M4 Donegal Buoy measured a record Significant Wave Height (SWH) of 15.7m at 11:00 on December 10th 2014, where Significant Wave Height is the term given to the average height of the highest…
By now Ireland is bracing itself for another massive storm, some are saying it will be more intense than the one dubbed Hercules which wreaked so much havoc along the Irish Coastline last January. Hopefully with the storm coinciding with…
27 & 28th September After a postponement from the original date before the summer, all eyes were on the forecast to see if we’d roll over once again for the 2014 Irish National Surfing Championships. A change in the format…
The West Coast Surf Club Longboard Competition is just around the corner. The event is scheduled for 13th and 14th September 2014 at Lahinch Beach, Co. Clare. You must be a member of the Irish Surf Association to enter and…
C-SKINS WEST COAST JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 8/9 March, Lahinch, Co Clare. Hosted by the West Coast Surf Club, this is the first of three selection event for the 2014 Irish Junior Surf Team to compete at Eurojuniors 2014 in the Azores…
Dusty has been around our local shores in Co. Clare for many years and has come to serious media attention in recent days. Unfortunately some swimmers are getting injured when they get too close to Dusty. This is not the…
On 4th March 2013 An Bord Pleanála decided to grant planning permission for the new pier development at Doolin, Co. Clare. This marks about 2 and half years since I became involved in the case to save the waves at…
The President of Ireland is making a name for himself getting involved in the surf community both at home and abroad. Only back July of this year Mr. Higgins visited Sea Sessions surf and music festival in Bundoran. Within recent days…
On Wednesday 31 October 2012 An Bord Pleanála held an Oral Hearing in County Clare for the Doolin Pier planning application. The hearing was called by the Planning Inspector to hear evidence on the likely effects of the proposed development…
The last event on the Irish contest calendar, the ROSSNOWLAGH INTERCOUNTIES, is just around the corner, 13/14 October, Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal. Running since 1969, the Rossnowlagh Intercounties is the All-Ireland of Surfing, teams representing counties from all over the country…