Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, W swell with 227 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Strandhill this week:
The surf forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Strandhill in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s break it down in feet and miles per hour.
First up, Strandhill. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet. There’s a slow start with some clean, small waves, but nothing special. The energy is mostly low to moderate.
Wednesday morning the 8th of July, it’s glassy with a 3ft west swell, 9-second period. Energy is moderate (168). It’s surfable, but ordinary. That afternoon the wind goes onshore and it dies.
Thursday the 9th, morning has a light cross-off breeze with 3ft west swell, 9 seconds. Energy is moderate (133). Clean, but small. The afternoon goes glassy with similar tiny waves – alright for a log.
Friday the 10th, morning shows 3ft west swell, but the period jumps to 11 seconds and energy hits 227 – moderate, on the stronger side. Wind is light onshore, so it’s a bit messy. The swell is west, not quite the optimum WNW. The afternoon drops off.
Saturday the 11th and Sunday the 12th are flat and poor. Monday the 13th is tiny, just 1.0ft. There’s a gap of no surf from Saturday the 11th through Monday the 13th.
Tuesday the 14th, a tiny pulse. Morning has 2ft west swell with an 11-second period, energy at 59 – weak. Clean with a cross-off wind, but you’d be struggling. Afternoon gets blown out.
From Wednesday the 15th through Sunday the 19th of July, it’s all poor, tiny waves. A long flat spell.
Monday the 20th, 1ft west swell, 9 seconds, with strong cross-shore winds. No good.
Tuesday the 21st gets interesting for the wrong reasons. Morning has 4ft WNW swell, 8 seconds, energy 147. Wind is howling at 15 mph cross-onshore. By afternoon, 4ft, energy 243 – moderate to strong – but choppy and messy. This is more for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Wednesday the 22nd, 4ft west swell, 10 seconds, energy 221, but onshore wind. Not clean.
Finally, Thursday the 23rd of July. Morning has 3ft west swell, 9 seconds, with a light offshore wind from the SE. Energy is 96 – weak. It’s clean. This is the best we’ve seen, but still small.
No real standouts here. If you’re keen, Thursday morning the 23rd offers a clean, small wave on a longboard. That’s your pick.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 142 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 95 | 227 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 82 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 59 | 48 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.56m | 00:42AM2.89m | 1:34PM2.61m | 1:52AM2.85m | 2:45PM2.74m | 3:07AM2.89m | 3:52PM2.95m | 4:18AM3.00m | 4:53PM3.21m | 5:20AM3.14m | 5:48PM3.49m | 6:16AM3.24m | 6:39PM3.72m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.75m | 6:13PM1.01m | 7:10AM0.78m | 7:30PM1.04m | 8:20AM0.76m | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:28AM0.67m | 10:02PM0.73m | 10:29AM0.53m | 11:05PM0.48m | 11:23AM0.37m | 00:02AM0.24m | 12:13PM0.22m | 00:54AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 168 | 142 | 136 | 133 | 126 | 95 | 227 | 163 | 154 | 113 | 82 | 59 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 59 | 48 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 15 | W 13 | W 7 | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 157 | 5 | 5 | 157 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 294 | 257 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
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