Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 May 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
146
152
166
163
163
178
125
142
139
134
128
115
92
88
99
83
71
71
70
62
43
39
38
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:50AM3.28m
7:10PM3.36m
7:23AM3.19m
7:41PM3.34m
7:56AM3.06m
8:14PM3.26m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.29m
1:11AM0.39m
1:21PM0.38m
1:45AM0.46m
1:51PM0.50m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:54
5:52
5:50
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9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
11
10
9
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
152
146
152
166
163
163
178
125
142
139
134
128
115
92
88
99
83
71
71
70
62
43
39
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
38
38
5
42
5
5
42
42
5
5
157
157
125
38
157
148
285
265
100
38
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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