Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, near gales from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 561 | 470 | 290 | 235 | 257 | 710 | 859 | 1108 | 1206 | 1139 | 1155 | 1065 | 1049 | 933 | 799 | 679 | 669 | 669 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:05AM2.10m | 12:53PM2.46m | 1:48AM2.10m | 2:17PM2.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM1.38m | 5:52AM1.40m | 7:53PM1.35m | 7:43AM1.37m | 9:06PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 561 | 470 | 290 | 235 | 206 | 710 | 859 | 1108 | 1206 | 1139 | 1155 | 1065 | 1049 | 933 | 799 | 679 | 669 | 669 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 26 | 158 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 152 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
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