Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 7PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121214131011121316161514141313121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11891216129911928321351210437227847674055314832393941345193502350285517526644584197354125861935
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
40
WNW
35
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
3.39
8:42PM
3.26
9:07AM
3.05
9:34PM
3.03
10:08AM
2.70
10:43PM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.32
2:45AM
0.45
3:05PM
0.64
3:43AM
0.75
4:03PM
0.96
5:06AM
1.01
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:24-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:53-------6:55----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1---2423412111----
Temp. °C6991111111099976745556677877
Feels °C (?)13254455433-3-1-8-7-7-7-5-5-2-1102
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