Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today?

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)161514141414131312121816161514141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481937162898270227022291186217661342116012153262286423421977163313081144995874774576447432
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
3.35
5:02PM
3.06
5:12AM
3.59
5:35PM
3.27
5:45AM
3.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:21PM
0.58
10:55AM
0.32
10:54PM
0.35
11:26AM
0.07
11:28PM
0.16
11:58AM
-0.10
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:45-------6:43-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:40-------6:43-------6:45
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111------1---------
Temp. °C111112111210997667877889888111414
Feels °C (?)433234343234644556566101312
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