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Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 IST
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Strandhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Strandhill sea temperature is
8.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)--
Afternoon (16 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)171616151414141313131212181616151414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88666395512037162898251027022257186216341342129012293262282723111977148313081162995860762660
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.83
4:39AM
3.35
5:02PM
3.06
5:12AM
3.59
5:35PM
3.27
5:45AM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.58
10:55AM
0.32
10:54PM
0.35
11:26AM
0.07
11:28PM
0.16
11:58AM
-0.10
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:45-------6:43-------6:39-
Sunset-6:38-------6:40-------6:43------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-21---------------
Temp. °C11121111121112109976777899101099912
Feels °C (?)5654323444324444668877711
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