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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 4 | W 7 | |
286 | 233 | 181 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.67m | 3:45AM2.98m | 4:25PM2.83m | 4:32AM2.99m | 5:05PM2.99m | 5:14AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.92m | 10:08AM0.60m | 10:21PM0.82m | 10:45AM0.55m | 11:04PM0.72m | 11:19AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 286 | 233 | 181 | 141 | 138 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 3 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 20 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 101 | 136 | 487 | 148 | 712 | 421 | 67 | 261 | 238 | 41 | 238 |
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