
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Strandhill today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Strandhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
669 | 679 | 648 | 1356 | 2635 | 4218 | 2779 | 2740 | 2508 | 1731 | 1302 | 1202 | 920 | 736 | 723 | 698 | 573 | 553 | 628 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:17PM2.56m | 3:04AM2.27m | 3:15PM2.75m | 3:54AM2.51m | 3:59PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM1.14m | 8:57AM1.20m | 9:50PM0.88m | 9:45AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
669 | 679 | 648 | 1356 | 2635 | — | — | — | — | 1731 | 1302 | 1202 | 920 | 736 | 723 | 698 | 573 | 553 | 628 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4218 | 2779 | 2740 | 2508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 86 | 139 | 162 | 217 | 421 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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