Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 104 | 84 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 63 | 116 | 142 | 150 | 187 | 198 | 266 | 422 | 770 | 901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:10PM3.63m | 9:32AM3.09m | 9:48PM3.32m | 10:10AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.18m | 3:19AM0.24m | 3:22PM0.40m | 3:54AM0.50m | 4:03PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 104 | 84 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 116 | 142 | 150 | 187 | 198 | 266 | 422 | 770 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 101 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 247 | 451 | 247 | 247 | 41 | 534 | 1286 | 544 | 148 |
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