Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
0.8
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.5
WSW
1.3
W
1.6
WSW
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)13131312121216161615151414131312121211121111109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12721526323923528531720802601217518851303932663459290224220166384534389492450
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:33-------6:31-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:36-------8:37-------8:38--
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
451-1-11----121-31--11--
Temp. °C12111112118998910121010101011101011111088
Feels °C (?)987650111457544452334322
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