Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 81 | 101 | 120 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 54 | 38 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:09AM2.39m | 12:53PM2.42m | 1:34AM2.24m | 2:28PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:47PM1.22m | 6:15AM1.28m | 7:19PM1.39m | 7:51AM1.38m | 9:06PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 90 | 81 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NW 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 3 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 10 | 120 | 112 | 93 | 88 | 1 | 38 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 11 | — | 7 | 15 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1050 | 254 | 254 | 157 | 293 | 302 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 257 | 293 | 100 | 136 | 157 | 50 | 254 | 298 | 100 | 50 |
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