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Back Strands surf Forecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 11 May 2024 IST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 11.6°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.7 °C max: 12.1 °C min: 9.6 °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 11.6°C (Statistics for 11 May 1981-2005 - mean: 10.7 °C max: 12.1 °C min: 9.6 °C)
How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Energy (?) | 13 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 121 | 196 | 485 | 613 | 660 | 649 | 620 | 493 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 233 | 185 | 146 | 125 | 128 | 137 | 57 | 64 | 128 | 173 | 247 | 354 | 389 | 506 | 508 | 442 | 433 | 433 | 415 | 351 | 301 | 301 | 492 | 390 | 300 | 264 | 249 | 288 | 206 | 166 | 76 | 86 | 62 | 49 | 110 | 102 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:14PM 3.58 | 8:38AM 3.14 | 8:57PM 3.41 | 9:24AM 2.85 | 9:45PM 3.20 | 10:15AM 2.57 | 10:39PM 2.98 | 11:15AM 2.34 | 11:42PM 2.81 | 12:29PM 2.21 | 12:54AM 2.73 | 1:48PM 2.22 | 2:03AM 2.74 | 2:56PM 2.34 | 3:01AM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:21AM 0.23 | 2:29PM 0.42 | 3:08AM 0.46 | 3:10PM 0.67 | 4:00AM 0.73 | 3:56PM 0.91 | 5:03AM 0.98 | 4:51PM 1.12 | 6:22AM 1.12 | 6:06PM 1.27 | 7:46AM 1.12 | 7:32PM 1.29 | 8:50AM 1.01 | 8:42PM 1.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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