Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 27 Mar 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 6PM is: 5.0m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (27 Mar)16ft (5.0m)18s
Evening (27 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)151918171616161615141413131312111112141616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35291379116062154171369613513122191104285466066467132642213968161018032593356156311019712086120861142910513
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
2.37
1:52AM
2.85
2:46PM
2.52
3:02AM
3.09
3:43PM
2.75
3:54AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
1.05
7:20PM
1.18
8:37AM
0.84
8:40PM
0.97
9:35AM
0.57
9:34PM
0.72
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise6:20-------6:18-------6:15-------
Sunset---7:00-------7:01-------7:04----
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-1122211-----241------
Temp. °C8877666677887688910988888
Feels °C (?)2-1-3-3-3-3-4-5-3-201200-1021-10000
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