Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period, WNW swell with 502 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 (Aug 07) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. 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 2.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the charts for Strandhill.
To be straight with you, the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead. From Sunday morning right through to next Saturday, it’s mostly tiny stuff under 3 feet, with a lot of poor conditions and onshore breezes. There’s a bit of a pulse mid-week on Wednesday the 5th, but the wind is howling straight onshore from the northwest at 22-25 mph, making a total mess of it. That’s not surfing, that’s just survival. The water is 62°F, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so that’s one small mercy.
Honestly, there’s a big gap with nothing worth paddling out for until we get to the following week. The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Thursday the 13th of August. We’ve got a bit of a lift in swell to 3ft from the west, with a clean, light offshore wind from the southeast in the morning. It’s surfable, but still pretty ordinary.
Now, the standout. Circle Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th of August on your calendar. This is where it gets interesting. On Friday morning, we're looking at a solid 7ft of west swell with a 10-second period. The energy is strong, with a reading of 799 in the combined swell energy bracket. But the main event is the wind: it’s dead calm and glassy. That’s a massive positive. This is the best of the whole run. The next day, Saturday the 15th, is a very close second, with another 7ft from the west-northwest, again glassy in the morning. The energy is still strong at 688. This is a proper groundswell, the kind that will have some push behind it.
Just a heads-up, at 7ft plus, this is getting into expert territory. The longer period swell is going to love the sandbar setup here, but it might be breaking a little too straight for some. Still, for the crew that knows what they’re doing, this is the window. There’s one more chance on Sunday the 16th with a cleaner 4ft from the west-northwest in the morning, but it’s a step down from the two days before.
So, hang tight through the flat spell, get your equipment ready, and be on the beach early on the 14th and 15th. It should be worth the wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 11 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 43 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 188 | 502 | 290 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 96 | 137 | 299 | 205 | 195 | 192 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 9:04PM3.46m | 9:25AM2.95m | 9:39PM3.34m | 10:04AM2.87m | 10:18PM3.18m | 10:49AM2.78m | 11:06PM2.99m | 11:45AM2.68m | 00:08AM2.79m | 12:58PM2.62m | 1:30AM2.66m | 2:23PM2.69m | 3:01AM2.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.36m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:13PM0.47m | 3:50AM0.44m | 3:52PM0.61m | 4:31AM0.57m | 4:39PM0.79m | 5:21AM0.74m | 5:39PM0.97m | 6:27AM0.91m | 7:03PM1.08m | 7:52AM0.98m | 8:42PM1.02m | ||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 30 | 96 | 137 | 299 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 188 | 502 | 290 | — | 25 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | 205 | 195 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 135 | 148 | 148 | 440 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 265 | 41 |
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