Back Strands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Back Strands in Sligo is a fairly exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. A right hand reef break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.

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Overall Back Strands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Back Strands surf quality by season and Back Strands surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Back Strands:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mullaghmore	2 mi
Second closest break	Streedagh Strand	4 mi
Third closest break	Tullaghan	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Harbour	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Bundoran	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Back Strands:
Closest wave buoy	M4 Donegal Bay Buoy	71 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	142 mi
Third closest wave buoy	K4 Buoy	157 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	208 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	222 mi
Tide stations nearest to Back Strands:
Closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland	89 mi
Second closest tide station	Portrush, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.	89 mi
Third closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland	114 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bangor, Northern Ireland - READ flaterco.com/pol.ht	114 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Ellen, Islay, Western Scotland	122 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Back Strands:
Closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	208 mi
Second closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	214 mi
Third closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	216 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	246 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	249 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Back Strands:
Closest city location	Bun Dobhrain (Ireland)	8 mi
Second closest city location	Sligo (Ireland)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Ballyshannon (Ireland)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Killybegs (Ireland)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Donegal (Ireland)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Back Strands is Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Back Strands is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Connaught Airport (NOC) in Ireland, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland is 107 km (66 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY) in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Back Strands and is 131 km (81 miles) away.