Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 IST
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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
8.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
W
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.5
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)11111113121211121212711111010101013101212122119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)584524410431455427413339646931394871837689510338265851233393393307143502
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SW
15
S
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
S
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31PM
2.51
1:25AM
2.43
1:45PM
2.44
2:35AM
2.53
2:55PM
2.49
3:32AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.26
7:00PM
1.14
7:35AM
1.30
8:08PM
1.14
8:48AM
1.22
9:06PM
1.05
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:48-------8:48-------8:47-------
Sunset--4:36-------4:37-------4:38-----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--111132-1--------31-111
Temp. °C8109887666776543456676544
Feels °C (?)35445411-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2-3-212100
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