Strandhill surf break

Strandhill surfForecast / Sligo / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Strandhill today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Strandhill at 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
49
47
44
26
25
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
31
66
112
126
108
94
70
57
28
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:25PM2.83m
4:32AM2.99m
5:05PM2.99m
5:14AM3.01m
5:41PM3.12m
5:52AM3.02m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.60m
10:21PM0.82m
10:45AM0.55m
11:04PM0.72m
11:19AM0.52m
11:42PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:50
9:51
9:52
9:53
Temp °C
17
21
23
21
19
17
16
15
16
16
19
16
15
13
13
14
14
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
16
20
22
20
18
16
15
13
13
14
18
14
12
9
9
11
11
12
12
13
11
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
W
12
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
Energy kJ
73
71
49
47
44
26
25
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
11
108
94
70
57
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
10
4
3
7
9
8
6
5
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
5
11
31
66
112
126
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
5
24
47
136
470
500
712
417
421
441
148
41
238
481
41
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sligo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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