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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | |
242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 152 | 146 | 152 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 171 | 142 | 139 | 145 | 106 | 117 | 94 | 144 | 99 | 83 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:39PM3.33m | 6:50AM3.28m | 7:10PM3.36m | 7:23AM3.19m | 7:41PM3.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.25m | 00:38AM0.37m | 12:51PM0.29m | 1:11AM0.39m | 1:21PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | 9:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 152 | 146 | 152 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 171 | 142 | 139 | 145 | 106 | 117 | 94 | — | 99 | 83 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 144 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 70 | 217 | 210 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 41 |
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