Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.1
W
1
NW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121110109991010999988889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451350276216213585705606392369356422388574502205159130130685088111124
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
S
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
3.71
6:41PM
3.53
6:53AM
3.76
7:19PM
3.63
7:35AM
3.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.20
12:25PM
-0.14
12:38AM
0.05
1:02PM
-0.16
1:19AM
-0.01
1:40PM
-0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:28-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:40-------8:43
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-21--11---1-1-----------
Temp. °C101011910121210888899998876791111
Feels °C (?)334235544422334555434788
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