Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 302 | 486 | 740 | 862 | 748 | 709 | 557 | 612 | 561 | 552 | 431 | 369 | 369 | 391 | 430 | 154 | 120 | 90 | 86 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.93m | 10:27PM2.99m | 10:51AM2.75m | 11:11PM2.66m | 11:41AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.66m | 4:31AM0.78m | 4:48PM0.95m | 5:14AM1.06m | 5:47PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 862 | 748 | — | 557 | — | — | — | 431 | 369 | 369 | 391 | — | 154 | 120 | 90 | 86 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 249 | 302 | 486 | 740 | — | — | 709 | — | 612 | 561 | 552 | — | — | — | — | 430 | 150 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 316 | 243 | 243 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 148 | 155 | 148 | 155 | 210 | 168 | 217 | 217 | 170 | 156 | 293 | 386 | 254 | 367 |
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