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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6631 | 5384 | 3973 | 3208 | 3247 | 3327 | 3268 | 2764 | 1971 | 1783 | 1866 | 1579 | 1433 | 1412 | 1894 | 1877 | 1821 | 1718 | 2701 | 3831 | 4826 | 4765 | 4150 | 4041 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:35PM 2.81 | 1:29AM 2.44 | 1:38PM 2.73 | 2:27AM 2.58 | 2:35PM 2.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:08AM 1.14 | 7:16PM 0.89 | 7:22AM 1.15 | 8:09PM 0.86 | 8:25AM 1.08 | 8:54PM 0.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:09 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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