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Surf Forecasts:
Strandhill surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, W swell with 4,449 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s 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 Thursday (Sep 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. 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 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Strandhill over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, looking at what the charts are telling us for Strandhill. It’s a real mixed bag over the next couple of weeks, so we gotta sift through the junk to find the gems.
We start with some pretty grim conditions. Thursday the 3rd has lumpy, wind-affected waves around 3 ft to 4 ft, and Friday the 4th is a write-off with a massive 11 ft swell but blown to bits by a strong cross-onshore wind. That’s not for paddling. Saturday the 5th morning is a tease, with a clean 5 ft wave and light winds, but then it gets messy again. Honestly, from now until about the 8th of September, there's a whole lot of poor surf. I wouldn't get wet.
Now, the models show a real gap. After that initial mess, things stay quiet or blown out for days. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there in the short term.
But hold on to your boardies, because the end of the forecast period is where it gets interesting. For the 14th and 15th of September, we’ve got a couple of standouts. Monday the 14th looks solid: a 5 ft groundswell from the WNW with a period of 11 seconds, clean as a whistle thanks to light cross-offshore winds. That’s the kind of morning you set the alarm for. The combined swell energy will be pumping at 640 to 937, which is moderate to strong. It’s a beach/sandbar setup, so that long-period groundswell might make it a little straight, but with those winds it should offer some rippable walls.
Continuing into Tuesday the 15th, the window stays open. More clean surf with a solid 6 ft swell from the WNW, still with that light, offshore breeze. Both the morning and afternoon sessions look promising with combined energy around 815. Just keep in mind Strandhill can draw a crowd when it's good, especially on a weekend.
Further out, Thursday the 18th of September shows another promising 5 ft clean WNW swell with light winds, but that's two weeks out, so call it a promising but distant whisper for now. Take the mid-month window for your best, most reliable sessions.
That’s the long and short of it. From the doldrums to potential rippers, keep your eyes on the 14th and 15th.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 252 | 867 | 4449 | 2762 | 1513 | 562 | 282 | 99 | 53 | 158 | 83 | 169 | 118 | 343 | 689 | 525 | 397 | 211 | 127 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM2.94m | 10:43PM2.88m | 11:18AM2.76m | 11:53PM2.61m | 12:40PM2.64m | 1:30AM2.46m | 2:18PM2.72m | 3:09AM2.54m | 3:39PM2.98m | 4:20AM2.75m | 4:39PM3.31m | 5:13AM2.98m | 5:27PM3.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.74m | 4:48AM0.82m | 5:23PM0.98m | 5:59AM1.06m | 7:02PM1.12m | 7:41AM1.14m | 8:54PM0.99m | 9:13AM0.98m | 10:10PM0.69m | 10:16AM0.72m | 11:03PM0.37m | 11:05AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 562 | 282 | 99 | 53 | — | 17 | 169 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | W 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 28 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 10 | W 6 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 252 | 867 | 4449 | 2762 | 1513 | — | 2 | 13 | 22 | 158 | 83 | — | — | 343 | 689 | 525 | 397 | 211 | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 562 | 164 | 607 | 712 | 23 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 41 | 155 | 544 | 387 | 1050 | 708 | 293 | 41 | 8 | 50 |
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