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Back Strands surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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| Energy (?) | 150 | 108 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 69 | 376 | 1121 | 1484 | 1443 | 1384 | 1094 | 968 | 749 | 701 | 563 | 452 | 379 | 304 | 223 | 183 | 132 | 97 | 89 | 85 | 121 | 82 | 128 | 77 | 85 | 83 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 72 | 69 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 3.56 | 8:31PM 3.65 | 8:59AM 3.25 | 9:20PM 3.47 | 9:52AM 2.90 | 10:15PM 3.24 | 10:54AM 2.58 | 11:20PM 3.02 | 12:10PM 2.35 | 12:38AM 2.88 | 1:37PM 2.28 | 1:57AM 2.86 | 2:54PM 2.38 | 3:03AM 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:08PM 0.09 | 2:40AM 0.12 | 2:51PM 0.36 | 3:33AM 0.39 | 3:39PM 0.66 | 4:35AM 0.69 | 4:35PM 0.94 | 5:55AM 0.93 | 5:49PM 1.16 | 7:30AM 1.00 | 7:21PM 1.23 | 8:48AM 0.92 | 8:41PM 1.16 | 9:42AM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
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