Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 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
11.9° 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 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2745
3124
2897
2421
2072
1888
1552
1190
953
739
557
384
335
376
269
143
103
125
76
74
70
67
60
58
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:06PM2.82m
4:11AM3.24m
4:50PM3.10m
4:58AM3.42m
5:33PM3.35m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.50m
9:59PM0.76m
10:34AM0.26m
10:46PM0.51m
11:15AM0.08m
11:32PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:29
9:30
9:32
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Energy kJ
143
103
125
76
7
25
67
60
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
7
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
Energy kJ
2745
3124
2897
2421
2072
1888
1552
1190
953
739
557
384
335
376
269
16
10
2
74
70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
495
534
579
590
1036
1203
603
590
558
516
1197
1317
470
470
353
437
293
157
157
238
293
238
33
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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