Dunmoran Strand surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 IST
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Dunmoran Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dunmoran Strand sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dunmoran Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Dunmoran Strand at 1PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Dunmoran Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1409
1301
1283
1111
850
824
711
689
517
429
421
330
297
291
286
281
270
288
300
316
304
304
322
315
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
15
NW
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM3.33m
6:09PM3.24m
6:17AM3.32m
6:39PM3.33m
6:50AM3.28m
7:10PM3.36m
Low Tide
11:52AM0.25m
00:04AM0.41m
12:21PM0.25m
00:38AM0.37m
12:51PM0.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:00
5:58
5:56
5:54
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9:04
9:06
9:07
9:09
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
10
8
11
15
15
12
12
12
12
11
13
16
17
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
11
6
4
7
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
11
13
15
10
11
12
9
8
9
9
11
9
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
15
1.8
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
1409
1301
1283
1111
850
824
711
689
517
429
421
330
297
291
286
281
270
288
300
316
304
304
322
315
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
114
91
97
59
59
58
33
34
39
41
40
23
22
20
19
7
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
10
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
24
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
7
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
40
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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