Strandhill Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.27° N 8.62° W

Strandhill 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Strandhill sea temperature is
16.7° C
1.7° 

Strandhill surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Strandhill today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.1
NNW
9
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
452
172
117
85
81
101
120
112
78
88
65
30
45
30
16
11
10
14
11
14
9
7
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:41AM2.56m
00:09AM2.39m
12:53PM2.42m
1:34AM2.24m
2:28PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:14AM1.06m
5:47PM1.22m
6:15AM1.28m
7:19PM1.39m
7:51AM1.38m
9:06PM1.36m
cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:52
8:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
7
8
7
7
8
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
13
12
12
13
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