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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 10 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | |
30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 98 | 123 | 119 | 157 | 217 | 237 | 148 | 310 | 394 | 482 | 724 | 959 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:19AM2.64m | 1:02PM2.19m | 1:27AM2.69m | 2:17PM2.32m | 2:28AM2.83m | 3:17PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00AM1.20m | 6:48PM1.25m | 8:13AM1.02m | 8:06PM1.16m | 9:07AM0.77m | 9:07PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — |
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Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 30 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 95 | 98 | 123 | 119 | 30 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 10 | — | NW 10 | N 10 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 9 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | — | — | 44 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 217 | 237 | 148 | 310 | 394 | 482 | 724 | 959 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 265 | 5 | 265 | 774 | 495 | 443 | 517 | 463 | 457 | 443 | 220 | 265 | 421 | 148 | 148 | 254 | 254 | 238 | 512 | 512 | 481 | 469 | 469 |
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