Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, W swell with 461 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Strandhill in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Friday (Jul 03) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 4th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s talk about Strandhill. The water’s sitting at 61°F right now, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s a nice little bonus if you’re paddling out.
We’ve got a pretty flat start to the outlook, to be honest. Thursday afternoon through till Sunday afternoon is a write-off. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and what little swell there is gets chopped up. Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th aren’t much better – still poor conditions with weak, messy waves.
There’s a long gap of surfable but very ordinary conditions from Wednesday morning the 8th through to Sunday morning the 12th. The swell is small, around 2ft to 3ft, mostly from the west with periods around 8 to 11 seconds. The wind does go glassy or offshore at times, especially on Wednesday the 8th morning and afternoon – that’s glassy, clean and pretty as a picture for the tiny waves. Friday the 10th morning brings a little bump with a 3ft WNW swell at 11 seconds and a clean offshore breeze, that’ll be the pick of a very average week. Saturday the 11th afternoon is also clean with a moderate offshore breeze on 3ft waves. But honestly, the combined swell energy is weak (120 to 198 range) so you’re not looking at much push.
Then we get a real standout. Monday morning the 13th of July – mark it. A solid 5ft groundswell from the west with a very long 13-second period, and it’s glassy calm. The combined energy hits 649 – that’s moderate but solid for Strandhill. That’s the best session of the whole outlook by a long shot. It’s an exposed beach and sandbar break, so that long-period west swell might have a bit too much straight-line energy for perfect peaks, but with glassy conditions and that size, it’s going to be fun and lined up. The morning window is the one to aim for – the afternoon switches onshore and drops off.
After that, Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th mornings offer glassy small waves around 3ft, clean but tiny. From Thursday the 16th onward, it drops away again – poor conditions and very little swell.
Overall, the standout is Monday morning the 13th of July: 5ft of west swell, 13-second period, glassy, clean. Get on it. Everything else is small or windy.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 202 | 133 | 184 | 297 | 416 | 461 | 359 | 252 | 205 | 160 | 185 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 108 | 125 | 139 | 151 | 154 | 122 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:25PM3.34m | 8:38AM2.81m | 9:00PM3.32m | 9:15AM2.75m | 9:35PM3.26m | 9:54AM2.68m | 10:12PM3.18m | 10:38AM2.62m | 10:53PM3.08m | 11:28AM2.58m | 11:42PM2.98m | 12:27PM2.56m | 00:42AM2.89m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.59m | 2:28PM0.50m | 3:11AM0.61m | 3:02PM0.56m | 3:48AM0.64m | 3:39PM0.66m | 4:28AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.78m | 5:13AM0.71m | 5:11PM0.91m | 6:07AM0.75m | 6:13PM1.01m | 7:10AM0.78m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | 10:06 |
mm | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 133 | 107 | 116 | — | — | — | 252 | 205 | 160 | — | 161 | 133 | 130 | 108 | 125 | 139 | 151 | 154 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 397 | 202 | — | 184 | 297 | 416 | 461 | 359 | — | — | — | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 41 | 261 | 261 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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