Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 11AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)161515141413131212121212121110108891010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1927195917331315932581459290280216216774966682490408317376388468384344194157
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
3.35
6:13AM
3.71
6:41PM
3.53
6:53AM
3.76
7:19PM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50AM
-0.00
11:58PM
0.20
12:25PM
-0.14
12:38AM
0.05
1:02PM
-0.16
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:31-------6:28-------6:26------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:38-------8:40--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-1-1--11--11-1-----
Temp. °C991012910101010991111108887999998
Feels °C (?)335633332113443422333565
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