Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 4AM is: 6.0m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
1.6
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
Period(s) (?)191919181817171616141414141313131212171615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)281512910625212202911578712211854570295361385931542510247325811999160914861448154334382547208917791462
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
3.07
4:28PM
2.83
4:39AM
3.35
5:02PM
3.06
5:12AM
3.59
5:35PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.85
10:24AM
0.61
10:21PM
0.58
10:55AM
0.32
10:54PM
0.35
11:26AM
0.07
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:48-------6:45-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:38-------6:40-------6:43
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----3-----1-21---------
Temp. °C5567791212111111111199988889101313
Feels °C (?)-4-4-112266542224565566781211
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