Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, W swell with 215 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period. 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 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards.
Honestly, the next week and a half is a bit of a flat spell for Strandhill. We’ve got a long gap here with nothing really worth paddling out for until Wednesday the 8th of July, and even then, it’s not exactly firing. The best of the whole run looks to be the Wednesday morning and the Thursday morning that follows.
Strandhill is our only spot on the radar, an exposed beach/sandbar setup that’s fairly consistent. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing to write home about. The swell we’re getting is a weak, short-period windswell from the west, with wave energy hovering in the low to moderate range (215 down to 59). It won’t be packing much punch.
The standout window is Wednesday morning, July 8th and Thursday morning, July 9th. On Wednesday, we’re looking at a modest 3ft swell from the west with a short 9-second period, but the big plus is a light cross-offshore breeze from the south (6 mph) keeping things clean. The combined energy is only 130 – weak, but the cleanness is what we’re chasing. Thursday morning is even smaller at around 3ft from the west, but with a perfect light cross-offshore breeze from the south (3 mph) that should have the surface glassy. That’s the pick of the fortnight for a small-wave longboard or a fun fish session.
Beyond that, it’s mostly poor conditions with cross-shore or onshore winds, and the swell stays tiny. Sunday morning, July 12th, does see a brief moment of glassy conditions (NNE 3 mph) on a 2ft westerly swell, but it’s very ordinary. Then on Monday morning, July 13th, we get a light offshore from the southeast (3 mph) on a 2ft swell from the west, again clean but tiny.
Looking further out, around Saturday morning, July 18th, we see a bump in energy – 3ft from the west-northwest with a longer 11-second period and energy hitting 234 (moderate). But the wind is light cross-onshore from the west, so it’s a bit of a gamble and still a while off. Anything beyond that is too far out to trust.
Keep your expectations low for the next week – it’s small and mostly messy. The Wednesday-Thursday window is your best bet for a clean, small wave session.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 209 | 181 | 187 | 161 | 161 | 133 | 151 | 153 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 123 | 71 | 49 | 125 | 159 | 113 | 82 | 101 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:54AM2.68m | 10:12PM3.18m | 10:38AM2.62m | 10:53PM3.08m | 11:28AM2.58m | 11:42PM2.98m | 12:27PM2.56m | 00:42AM2.89m | 1:34PM2.61m | 1:52AM2.85m | 2:45PM2.74m | 3:07AM2.89m | 3:52PM2.95m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.66m | 4:28AM0.67m | 4:21PM0.78m | 5:13AM0.71m | 5:11PM0.91m | 6:07AM0.75m | 6:13PM1.01m | 7:10AM0.78m | 7:30PM1.04m | 8:20AM0.76m | 8:50PM0.94m | 9:28AM0.67m | 10:02PM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 215 | — | — | 187 | 161 | 161 | 133 | 151 | 153 | 130 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 123 | 71 | 49 | 125 | 159 | 113 | 82 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 209 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 244 | 0 | 8 | 164 | 0 | 8 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 157 | 254 | 157 | 38 | 443 | 5 |
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