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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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
11.6° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 11 |
 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) | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 12 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 46 | 55 | 55 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 202 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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