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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
11.3° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 | |
867 | 822 | 697 | 742 | 534 | 482 | 461 | 424 | 350 | 313 | 250 | 242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 161 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 127 | 157 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:43AM3.33m | 6:09PM3.24m | 6:17AM3.32m | 6:39PM3.33m | 6:50AM3.28m | 7:10PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.50m | 11:52AM0.25m | 00:04AM0.41m | 12:21PM0.25m | 00:38AM0.37m | 12:51PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | 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 |
 kJ | 867 | 822 | 697 | 742 | 534 | 482 | 461 | 424 | 350 | 313 | 250 | 242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 161 | 155 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 127 | 157 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 61 | 57 | — | 38 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 42 | 33 |
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