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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 2AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
58 | 129 | 489 | 1051 | 932 | 1175 | 714 | 865 | 640 | 485 | 336 | 325 | 206 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 110 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:34PM3.66m | 9:04AM3.13m | 9:27PM3.54m | 10:01AM2.86m | 10:26PM3.38m | 11:05AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.20m | 2:47AM0.19m | 2:54PM0.39m | 3:45AM0.38m | 3:46PM0.60m | 4:51AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 |
1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 58 | 88 | 489 | 1051 | 932 | — | 714 | 865 | 640 | 485 | 336 | 325 | 206 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 110 | 110 | 80 | 80 | 114 | 114 | 82 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 129 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | W 14 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1175 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 155 | 261 | 41 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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