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Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 2026 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Strandhill today?
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 1AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
50 | 20 | 26 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 92 | 663 | 759 | 1640 | 1951 | 2101 | 2069 | 1701 | 1584 | 1253 | 1062 | 1027 | 894 | 639 | 533 | 457 | 388 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:33PM3.35m | 5:45AM3.55m | 6:16PM3.54m | 6:33AM3.59m | 6:59PM3.66m | 7:21AM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.29m | 11:56AM-0.01m | 00:17AM0.12m | 12:39PM-0.02m | 1:05AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 50 | 20 | 26 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1701 | 1584 | 1253 | 1062 | 1027 | 894 | 639 | 533 | 457 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | W 5 | W 13 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | 663 | 759 | 1640 | 1951 | 2101 | 2069 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 231 | 421 | 432 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 148 | 41 | 123 | 102 | 88 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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