Back Strands Surf Break

Back Strands, Ireland Weather Observations

Lat Long: 54.45° N 8.49° W

Issued: 6 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Strands sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Back Strands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Back Strands based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Back Strands right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Back Strands

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Finner

17 km ENE45 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.2 °C17
17

-

Sligo Airport

20 km S3 m above sea level

4 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 310°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Ballina

48 km SSW64 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 269°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ballaghaderreen

59 km S130 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 246°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Claremorris

89 km S69 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (14 kph from 220 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.5 °C-
-

-

Ballyhaise

89 km ESE79 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C14
14

-

Ballyhaise

89 km ESE79 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.4 °C14
14

-

Mayo Sailing Club

103 km SSW0 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
35
fresh winds from the SW
(37 km/h at 227°)
50
12.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eglinton/Londonderry Airport

108 km NE395 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
few

Mullingar

126 km SE104 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.0 °C16
16

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Back Strands and within an acceptable time window.

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