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Back Strands surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Back Strands today?
The current surf forecast for Back Strands at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Strands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 198 | 157 | 119 | 71 | 122 | 88 | 113 | 101 | 292 | 192 | 246 | 206 | 198 | 423 | 411 | 442 | 350 | 305 | 252 | 300 | 522 | 474 | 366 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19PM 3.66 | 7:35AM 3.72 | 7:59PM 3.66 | 8:20AM 3.54 | 8:43PM 3.56 | 9:08AM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:18AM -0.01 | 1:40PM -0.08 | 2:02AM 0.03 | 2:20PM 0.11 | 2:49AM 0.18 | 3:04PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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