Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.9
W
8
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
67
65
46
36
36
24
24
23
11
10
17
30
100
173
227
202
137
238
254
213
210
513
389
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05AM2.71m
9:29PM2.97m
9:45AM2.51m
10:15PM2.81m
10:35AM2.33m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.77m
2:58PM0.80m
3:38AM0.96m
3:36PM0.95m
4:29AM1.13m
4:22PM1.10m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:48
5:46
5:43
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9:15
9:16
9:19
1
Temp °C
7
6
5
7
8
9
9
8
6
5
5
10
11
12
12
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
3
3
2
5
4
5
5
6
3
1
1
4
6
7
8
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.9
W
8
1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
14
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
NW
11
Energy kJ
99
67
65
46
36
36
24
24
23
11
10
17
30
100
173
227
19
49
238
254
213
210
513
389
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.4
W
13
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
5
4
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
3
3
3
15
5
19
17
41
67
118
175
51
77
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
NW
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
Energy kJ
4
19
46
55
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
202
137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
125
156
170
2
2
2
11
23
23
41
148
8
8
41
125
136
136
157
157
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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