Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 5AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
5
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)161616161515141414141313131212121211191816151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40614061369132602828211918551504131797579478266352242534428025757911771858233421251918
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
25
SE
40
ESE
40
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
3.01
6:43AM
3.53
6:56PM
3.04
7:15AM
3.58
7:31PM
3.02
7:49AM
3.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
0.32
12:52PM
0.37
12:48AM
0.27
1:26PM
0.31
1:21AM
0.27
2:00PM
0.30
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:41-------8:40-------8:37---
Sunset------4:49-------4:51-------4:52-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----131-1-2----231-13---
Temp. °C545466777665676899988777
Feels °C (?)20-1-3-3-30-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1165433444
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