Back Strands Surf Break

Back Strands, Ireland Weather Observations

Lat Long: 54.45° N 8.49° W

Issued: 6 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Strands sea temperature is
14.1° 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

Sligo Airport

20 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Ballaghaderreen

59 km S130 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 222°)
5
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Donegal Airport

67 km N9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the WSW
(19 km/h at 240°)
14 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Connaught Airport

67 km S408 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 230°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
few

Mayo Sailing Club

103 km SSW0 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
45
strong winds from the WSW
(46 km/h at 245°)
60
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eglinton/Londonderry Airport

108 km NE395 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(20 km/h at 240°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Dundalk wx

144 km ESE2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 277°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport

148 km E220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 270°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Aldergrove

148 km E63 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
20
16.0 °C21
21

-

Causeway Head wx

154 km NE64 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 333°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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