Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)10ft (3.0m)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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
4 AM
7 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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2897
2421
2072
1888
1484
1190
953
769
597
486
393
343
157
173
145
109
88
72
72
44
27
43
43
41
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
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
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:06PM2.82m
4:11AM3.24m
4:50PM3.10m
4:58AM3.42m
5:33PM3.35m
5:45AM3.55m
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
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<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
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
6
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
4
5
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
W
8
Energy kJ
157
88
6
6
24
27
43
43
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
24
2
5
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
14
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
0.8
N
4
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
2897
2421
2072
1888
1484
1190
953
769
597
486
393
343
26
173
145
109
72
72
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
4
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
579
590
889
603
588
558
516
516
611
1317
1232
470
418
414
293
157
157
293
265
238
100
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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