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Back Strands surf Forecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 IST
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Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Strands sea temperature is 9.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.7 °C max: 10.8 °C min: 8.7 °C)
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Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Strands sea temperature is 9.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 9.7 °C max: 10.8 °C min: 8.7 °C)
How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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| Energy (?) | 359 | 274 | 236 | 187 | 133 | 202 | 153 | 101 | 72 | 100 | 75 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 47 | 49 | 79 | 81 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM 2.60 | 4:41AM 3.06 | 5:12PM 2.81 | 5:15AM 3.21 | 5:42PM 3.00 | 5:46AM 3.32 | 6:10PM 3.16 | 6:16AM 3.37 | 6:39PM 3.28 | 6:47AM 3.37 | 7:07PM 3.34 | 7:17AM 3.31 | 7:37PM 3.34 | 7:49AM 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 0.80 | 10:25PM 0.94 | 11:02AM 0.61 | 11:01PM 0.75 | 11:30AM 0.44 | 11:33PM 0.59 | 11:58AM 0.32 | 12:05AM 0.46 | 12:25PM 0.24 | 12:35AM 0.38 | 12:52PM 0.23 | 1:07AM 0.35 | 1:20PM 0.26 | 1:38AM 0.39 | 1:49PM 0.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 |
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| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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