Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period, W swell with 449 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Strandhill this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Strandhill in the next 16 days are 1.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got coming up over at Strandhill.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with ya – this outlook is a real test of patience. For the next week and a half, it’s pretty grim. From Sunday the 19th right through until Thursday the 30th of July, the forecast is just a long, sad story of poor surf conditions. We are talking nearly two weeks of mainly small, weak swells with mostly cross or onshore winds. The wave energy is barely registering, often under 50 (41), just tiny little windswells that won’t do a thing. It’s going to be a tough stretch for anyone looking for a wave.
Now, there is a little glimmer of hope right at the very end. On Friday the 31st of July, things finally start to look up. The wind swings around to a light offshore from the SE, and we get a clean-looking 5.2ft to 5.6ft swell out of the west. The energy jumps up to 470 to 495, which feels punchy after all that nothing. This is the standout for the whole forecast. The west swell direction is a good match for the break’s optimum WNW direction, and with that offshore wind, it should be glassy and clean. Saturday the 1st of August looks like it fades again, so that Friday session looks like the only real window.
Given the long, flat run followed by a single solid day, the setup might actually be more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers on that Friday, because the swell will be over 5ft and coming in with some energy. But for us wave-hunters, that Friday 31st morning is the one to circle on the calendar. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so a standard summer wetsuit should be fine.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 109 | 134 | 49 | 270 | 308 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM2.91m | 10:28PM3.41m | 10:57AM2.76m | 11:14PM3.10m | 11:47AM2.63m | 00:05AM2.80m | 12:45PM2.53m | 1:06AM2.56m | 1:53PM2.49m | 2:19AM2.43m | 3:06PM2.54m | 3:33AM2.44m | 4:11PM2.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.47m | 4:45AM0.51m | 4:43PM0.71m | 5:32AM0.74m | 5:38PM0.96m | 6:24AM0.96m | 6:45PM1.16m | 7:27AM1.11m | 8:06PM1.26m | 8:38AM1.17m | 9:25PM1.23m | 9:43AM1.12m | 10:27PM1.11m | ||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 109 | 134 | 49 | 270 | 308 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | W 12 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | 8 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 302 | 38 | 254 | 506 | 100 | 38 | 514 | 209 | 125 | 534 | 209 | 148 | 547 | 24 | 41 | 1197 | 8 | 164 | 544 | 243 |
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