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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 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
11.5° 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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | |
163 | 163 | 160 | 142 | 142 | 151 | 134 | 128 | 154 | 150 | 119 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 45 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:10PM3.36m | 7:23AM3.19m | 7:41PM3.34m | 7:56AM3.06m | 8:14PM3.26m | 8:30AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.39m | 1:21PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.46m | 1:51PM0.50m | 2:20AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 163 | 163 | 160 | 142 | 142 | 151 | 134 | 128 | — | — | 119 | 73 | 83 | 83 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 59 | 39 | 45 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | 150 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 22 | 38 | 5 | 42 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 157 | 157 | 38 | 38 | 100 | 148 | 443 | 265 | 100 | 100 | 33 | 69 |
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