Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 452 | 172 | 117 | 85 | 81 | 101 | 120 | 112 | 78 | 88 | 65 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:41AM2.56m | 00:09AM2.39m | 12:53PM2.42m | 1:34AM2.24m | 2:28PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM1.06m | 5:47PM1.22m | 6:15AM1.28m | 7:19PM1.39m | 7:51AM1.38m | 9:06PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 482 | — | 157 | 117 | 85 | 81 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 452 | 172 | 42 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 120 | 112 | 78 | 88 | 65 | 30 | 45 | 30 | — | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 217 | 292 | 387 | 426 | 1050 | 254 | 293 | 157 | 293 | 228 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 257 | 157 | 100 | 136 | 104 | 104 | 254 | 254 | 100 | 148 |
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