- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
786 | 563 | 466 | 396 | 326 | 250 | 204 | 131 | 100 | 67 | 44 | 28 | 41 | 58 | 82 | 402 | 1065 | 1257 | 906 | 1032 | 865 | 726 | 488 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | |
High Tide | 7:21AM3.53m | 7:45PM3.70m | 8:11AM3.36m | 8:34PM3.66m | 9:04AM3.13m | 9:27PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.04m | 1:22PM0.06m | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:07PM0.20m | 2:47AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 786 | 563 | 466 | 396 | 326 | 250 | 204 | 131 | 100 | 67 | 44 | 28 | 41 | 58 | 62 | 402 | 1065 | 1257 | 906 | 1032 | 865 | 726 | 488 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 82 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 156 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 8 | 33 | 105 | 520 | 164 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Strandhill surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest